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Coffee and Cigarettes

 

USA 2004, 95 minutes
Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Rating: [M]
Genres: Drama, Comedy / Independent

Topics: Shorts.

 

Aroview: A compendium of whimsical b&w shorts from lapsidaisical indie auteur Jim Jarmusch, set around various celebrity encounters over nicotine and caffeine.

Begun as a projected series in 1986, dir. Jarmusch has filled out the 3 completed segments with a further 8, managing to retain a spark of unpredictability with each successive, quirky combination of stars. More down the 'trivial zen' end of Jarmush's oeuvre, this nonetheless gathers a certain deadpan playfulness and pathos as it goes which will leave you smiling.

Favoured episodes include the guarded face-offs between Iggy Pop and Tom Waits; Cate Blanchett and her white-trash 'cousin' (played by herself) and most brilliantly Alfred Molina and Steve Coogan.

NZ International Film Festival 2004

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