Jim Jarmusch's black-and-white feature Coffee and Cigarettes contains three vignettes originally released as short films along with separate yet somewhat related sketches. As the title suggests, most of the vignettes involve famous people smoking cigarettes and drinking coffee. The first, "Coffee and Cigarettes," is a six-minute short from 1986 starring Stephen Wright and
Roberto Benigni. The 1989 installment, "Memphis Version," stars
Steve Buscemi,
Joie Lee, and Cinqué Lee. The award-winning 1993 segment, "Somewhere in California," stars musicians
Iggy Pop and
Tom Waits. The remaining sketches include
Cate Blanchett performing a duel role, a conversation with
Bill Murray and members of the Wu-Tang Clan, and
Alfred Molina and British television actor
Steve Coogan as themselves. In its full-length version form, Coffee and Cigarettes was shown at the 2003 Venice Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide