Coffee and Cigarettes Page #6

Synopsis: Eleven separate vignettes are presented. In each, celebrities, playing semi-fictionalized versions of themselves (with the exception of the characters of various wait staff, and one actor playing a lookalike cousin of herself), meet in a food service establishment with coffee/tea and cigarettes involved. Beyond the topic of discussion that brought them together, they often talk directly about coffee and cigarettes, more often that coffee and cigarettes, and by association caffeine and nicotine, are not healthy, especially if they are the only things constituting lunch. Other recurring themes include the Lee family, cousinhood, celebrity worship, the connection between the medical and musical careers, and Nikola Tesla's belief that the Earth is a conductor of acoustic resonance. In all cases, the coming together for coffee/tea and smokes acts as a bridge to overcome disagreements, and/or makes uncomfortable situations less uncomfortable.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Director(s): Jim Jarmusch
Production: MGM
  2 wins & 9 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
65
Rotten Tomatoes:
64%
R
Year:
2003
95 min
$1,971,135
Website
7,600 Views


Everything is okay. Very good.

I am fine.

So, are you sure that

everything is okay with you?

Everything is okay.

And you?

Me? Things are okay.

Not perfect, you know,

but pretty much okay.

Good. I'm very happy to see you.

I'm happy to see you, man.

It's just that

since I didn't see you for so long...

and you called to say you wanted to see me,

I thought maybe something was wrong.

No. I just wanted to see you, that's all.

Me, too, man. I wanted to see you, too.

Are you sure there's nothing

you want to tell me?

- Nothing bothering you?

- But why?

- Do you want something to be wrong?

- Not at all.

When I got your call, I had an intuition

that something was bothering you.

Something maybe you need to talk about.

That's all, man.

Isaach, there is nothing wrong.

Really.

Okay?

Are you sure?

Are you crazy, Isaach?

Are you sure you have nothing...

you know, to let out?

Should I invent something bad?

I could invent something bad for you.

Not at all.

No. I don't want you to invent something.

You know, I'm your best friend.

You should feel completely free

to tell me the truth.

To tell me whatever is bothering you.

Cut the sh*t.

Okay, I understand. That's cool.

Thank you.

No problem.

Isaach, no problem.

I guess I'm gonna go.

Really? So soon?

Yeah, you know, man...

if you don't want to talk to me about it,

I don't want to be a problem.

There is no problem, Isaach.

Don't you understand? No problem.

I understand. But listen...

if you don't want to talk now,

call me anytime, okay?

Now maybe it's not the right time for you,

that's all.

So, I was very happy to see you.

Yes. Me, too.

I'm sorry to disappoint you,

but there is nothing wrong. Really.

It's okay.

I do understand.

No. You don't understand.

Call me.

See you, Isaach.

Soon.

- Hi, so nice to see you.

- You, too.

It's been ages.

Last time, what?

A couple of years ago in Sydney, wasn't it?

Really, was that two years ago?

How are Jeff and Beryl?

You know, same old, same old.

Still stuck in their odd little parental ways.

So you're not with Mr. Cate and the baby

on this trip?

No. Unfortunately, I'm by myself.

I'll see them next week.

Everyone's good?

Yeah, I want a baby.

At some point.

- What can I get for you?

- What are you having, Catie?

Can I have an espresso, please?

In a large cup?

Yeah, I'll have an espresso, too, thanks.

A double.

And can I have some hot milk on the side?

And could you heat it?

- I think we can manage that.

- Thank you.

I'm sorry I'm late.

I know you haven't got a lot of time.

Don't worry about it.

I just wish I could stay here longer.

Do you stay here overnight,

or do you just do your press stuff here?

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Jim Jarmusch

James Robert Jarmusch (born January 22, 1953) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, producer, editor, and composer. He has been a major proponent of independent cinema since the 1980s, directing such films as Stranger Than Paradise (1984), Down by Law (1986), Mystery Train (1989), Dead Man (1995), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), Coffee and Cigarettes (2003), Broken Flowers (2005), Only Lovers Left Alive (2013), and Paterson (2016). Stranger Than Paradise was added to the National Film Registry in December 2002. As a musician, Jarmusch has composed music for his films and released two albums with Jozef van Wissem. more…

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