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THEME EXPLORATION

coffee addiction

26 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Don’t Come Knocking
Don’t Come Knocking
2005 · Wim Wenders
Postcards From the Edge
Postcards From the Edge
1990 · Mike Nichols
Trainspotting
Trainspotting
1996 · Danny Boyle
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
2018 · Bradley Cooper
Requiem for a Dream
Requiem for a Dream
2000 · Darren Aronofsky
Entre tinieblas
Entre tinieblas
1983 · Pedro Almodóvar
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
Clean
Clean
2004 · Olivier Assayas
The Smashing Machine
The Smashing Machine
2026 · Benny Safdie
A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain
1957 · Fred Zinnemann
Eureka
Eureka
1983 · Nicolas Roeg
Luna
Luna
1979 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Tender Mercies
Tender Mercies
1983 · Bruce Beresford
Trauma
Trauma
1993 · Dario Argento
Avalon
Avalon
2001 · Mamoru Oshii
Endless Desire
Endless Desire
1958 · Shohei Imamura
Nymphomaniac
Nymphomaniac
2013 · Lars von Trier
The Gambler Lady
The Gambler Lady
1964 · Yannis Dalianidis
Shame
Shame
2011 · Steve McQueen
A Second Chance
A Second Chance
2014 · Susanne Bier
Jeff Garlin: Our Man in Chicago
Jeff Garlin: Our Man in Chicago
2019 · Christopher Storer
Nirvana
Nirvana
2008 · Igor Voloshin
No Smoking
No Smoking
1951 · Jack Kinney
Perfect High
Perfect High
2015 · Vanessa Parise
Try
Try
2000 · Jonas Åkerlund
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch → USA

His films, particularly Twin Peaks, use coffee as a ritualistic symbol of consciousness, obsession, and the threshold between mundane reality and surreal darkness.

Wong Kar-wai → Hong Kong

His neon-soaked urban narratives often feature characters lingering in cafés and late-night diners, where coffee fuels romantic obsession and existential ennui.

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