A leading role for coffee!

Six films in which coffee is more than just a drink have turned it into an international cultural phenomenon, reports RIA Novosti.

In the film about the virtuoso thief „Hudson Hawk“ (1991), starring Bruce Willis, the main character dreams of one thing from the very beginning – drinking a delicious cappuccino. Quite an unusual choice for an American in the 1990s, when the United States was largely a country of black filter coffee. Nevertheless, as soon as Eddie gets a cup of his favorite drink, he finds himself caught up in yet another complicated situation.

In „Mulholland Drive“ (2001), coffee is one of the most important symbols separating dreams from reality. At a party that will turn into a catastrophe, Diana tastes a cup of the bitter drink and sees an unpleasant man. In her subconscious, visual and taste impressions become connected, and a sinister mobster, a lover of espresso, appears in her dreams. When she wakes up at the end of the film, the first thing the girl does is make herself a cup of coffee.

„Coffee and Cigarettes“ (2003), which Jim Jarmusch worked on for seventeen years, turns out to be a true ode to these two directorial passions. Eleven vignettes humorously explore both abstract philosophical questions and everyday issues, inevitably accompanied by a cup of espresso, cappuccino or Americano.

In the film „The Devil Wears Prada“ (2006), the morning coffee picked up on the way to the office has become as much an attribute of the career woman as her handbag or shoes. Every day, the heroine obediently brings a Latte or Americano to her tyrannical boss. As soon as the assistant is late, the big boss, outraged by her sluggishness, asks: „Why hasn't my coffee arrived yet? Did she die there?“

Even earlier, however, the fashion of walking around with a paper cup in hand appeared in „Breakfast at Tiffany's“ (1961). The scene in which the heroine wanders through the deserted morning city was not easy for Audrey Hepburn: crowds of onlookers gathered around her, making her extremely nervous. Incidentally, her character Holly is a representative of the so-called „café society“, an aristocratic social circle that regularly frequents cafés.

In the romantic comedy „You've Got Mail“ (1998), both the middle class and millionaires visit coffee chains for their caffeine fix. Sarcastically, Joe remarks: These places exist so that people who can't make decisions can make as many as six: regular or short, caffeinated or not, with cream or without… For three dollars, you can not only buy a coffee, but also feel your individuality.

Source: Dariknews.bg