: Each story unfolds at a single table with no more than three people.
Jim Jarmusch’s is a minimalist, black-and-white anthology film that serves as a 17-year labor of love. It is a collection of 11 short vignettes that revolve entirely around characters engaged in conversation while partaking in the titular "stimulants". Concept and Structure Coffee and Cigarettes(2003)
: Recurring topics include Nikola Tesla, caffeine popsicles, "delirium," and the irony of coffee and cigarettes as an unhealthy "lunch". Iconic Segments and Cast : Each story unfolds at a single table