Coffee and Cigarettes

Mar 12, 2004

1h 37m

★ 6.9

Overview

An anthology of eleven vignettes featuring star-studded casts of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Smokescreen

Asmik Ace Entertainment

BiM Distribuzione

Coffee and Cigarettes Trailers

Cast

Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")

Roberto Benigni

Steven (segment "Strange to Meet You")

Steven Wright

Good Twin (segment "Twins")

Joie Lee

Evil Twin (segment "Twins") / Kitchen Guy (segment "Jack...")

Cinqué Lee

Danny (segment "Twins")

Steve Buscemi

Iggy (segment "Somewhere in California")

Iggy Pop

Tom (segment "Somewhere in California")

Tom Waits

Joe (segment "Those Things'll Kill Ya")

Joseph Rigano

Vinny (segment "Those Things'll Kill Ya")

Vinny Vella

Vinny Jr. (segment "Those Things'll Kill Ya")

Vinny Vella, Jr.

Renée (segment "Renée")

Renée French

Waiter (segment "Renée")

E.J. Rodriguez

It all begins at a party in Santiago, Chile, when a seemingly innocent gesture -- the offer of a ride home -- ends in a passionate night of lovemaking and intense conversation for young singles Bruno and Daniela. Shacked up at a flea-bitten motel for a one-night stand, the pair lingers deep into the night, alternating between powerful physical encounters and an ever-deepening emotional connection.

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0.0

Pulsar

Oct 9, 2005

No overview available.

7.6

All About My Mother

Apr 16, 1999

Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.

7.5

Breathless

Mar 16, 1960

A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.

7.7

The Celebration

Jun 19, 1998

The family of a wealthy businessman gather to celebrate his 60th birthday. During the course of the party, his eldest son presents a speech that reveals a devastating secret that turns the night into a battle of truth and denial.

7.7

Mystic River

Oct 8, 2003

The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.

7.5

Volver

Mar 17, 2006

Three generations of women survive the east wind, fire, insanity, superstition and even death by means of goodness, lies and boundless vitality.

7.6

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Oct 6, 1961

Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. But when young writer Paul Varjak moves into her apartment building, her past threatens to get in their way.

8.5

Homebound

Aug 21, 2013

A successful young man must return to his childhood small town in Texas to help his father. His father, who's ill, wants him to take over the family business, a dilapidated bar. Secretly the young man wants to burn down the bar because he blames it for the death of his own mother and the illness of his father.

6.1

Delbaran

Feb 1, 2001

Acclaimed director Abolfazl Jalili offers a compassionate story of the young Afghan refugee who lives illegally in Iran. 14-year-old Kaim drifts to the Delbaran crossing on the Afghan-Iran border, where he finds work at a coffee shop frequented by truck drivers. He feels at home in this small oasis of friendliness, though the sounds of war can be heard in the background, violent bandits prowl the roads, and opium is everywhere. As we watch Kaim run from one task to another day after day, we soon realize that we are watching a boy who is being cheated out of his childhood.

7.4

Baran

Jan 31, 2001

On a building site in present-day Tehran, Lateef, a 17-year-old Turkish worker is irresistibly drawn to Rahmat, a young Afghan worker. The revelation of Rahmat's secret changes both their lives.

5.3

Boys

May 10, 1996

Fed up with boarding school and frustrated with the way others have planned his life, John Baker Jr. wants a change -- anything to shake up his staid routine. The moment arrives when he stumbles upon a woman, Patty Vare, unconscious in a field. Deciding to risk it, John takes her to his dorm to look after her, much to the disapproval of his friends. John's decision proves fateful as he and Patty grow close to one another. However, she may be keeping secrets from him.

6.0

Ploy

May 21, 2007

A husband and wife are locked inside a single hotel room with a stranger named Ploy. Subtle suspicions build up to jealousy as the young woman triggers devastating consequences for the couple.

7.1

The Secret Garden

Apr 30, 1949

When Cholera takes the parents of Mary Lennox, she is shipped from India to England to live with her Uncle Craven. Mary changes the lives of those she encounters at her Uncle's remote estate.

6.8

L'amore

Nov 2, 1948

L'Amore ('Love') is a 1948 Italian drama anthology film that consists of two parts, The Human Voice (Una voce umana), based on Jean Cocteau's 1929 play of the same title, and The Miracle (Il miracolo), based on Ramón del Valle-Inclán's 1904 novel Flor de santidad.

5.8

Read It and Weep

Jul 21, 2006

A young girl turns into an A-List celebrity over night when her private journal is accidently published and becomes a best-seller.

6.2

A Gorgeous Girl Like Me

Sep 13, 1972

Young sociologist Stanislas Previne is writing a thesis on criminal women, so he visits Camille Bliss in prison for an interview. Accused of murdering her husband and her lover, Camille recounts her life and love affairs.

7.2

Masculin Féminin

Mar 22, 1966

Paul, a young idealist trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life, takes a job interviewing people for a marketing research firm. He moves in with aspiring pop singer Madeleine. Paul, however, is disillusioned by the growing commercialism in society, while Madeleine just wants to be successful. The story is told in a series of 15 unrelated vignettes.