Coffee and Cigarettes

Lust for Life by rachelsherman

          Coffee and Cigarettes is a film by Jim Jarmusch which features 11 short vignettes, all shot in black and white with a common thread of consuming coffee and smoking cigarettes. Jarmusch cast an ammmmmmazing set of people to each vignette. The likes of Iggy pop, Tom Waits, Jack and Meg White, Renée French, Cate Blanchett, GZA and RZA of Wu-Tang Clan, Steve Coogan, Alfred Molina, Steve Buscemi, Roberto Benigni, and Joie Lee among others are all featured in scenes centered around good conversation over coffee and cigarettes. Jim Jarmusch ties each vignette together so well, you don't even notice it at first. Each separate story is so interesting and funny. This is often my go-to film when I'm looking for something to watch. I just love how the people in each scene just totally don't agree about anything, yet manage to share a table or hang-around with each other.

          Jim Jarmusch always seems to make the most off-beat and interesting movies that really just have a special place in my heart. Some of his other films include Mystery Train, Stranger than Paradise, Permanent Vacation, Night on Earth, Down by Law, Broken Flowers, Dead Man, and  The Limits of Control (I've pretty much loved everything he has put out). Definitely look into his films, and more into Jim Jarmusch. I promise it will be worth your time.