A major portion of "Cigarettes and Coffee" was later adapted, expanded and basically re-made into p.t. Anderson's first feature film, "Hard Eight". The most interesting part of "Cigarettes" was later used as the first scene for "Hard Eight"--in both Phillip Baker Hall's character interrogates a young drifter in a roadside diner and explains a few things about life and the art of conversation to him. In "Hard Eight" the two then go on to have a father-son type relationship in a fairly straightforward narrative (the most straightforward of any of p.t.'s later films). Here in the seminal "Cigarettes and Coffee", however, Baker Hall's conversation with the young man is only one of three happening simultaneously in the diner. P.T. cuts between the three, and we soon learn that the lives of the three seemingly-unrelated sets of characters do actually intersect in unexpectd ways. In this way, the short film is much more like the director's recent Altman-inspired "Magnolia" than it it either "Hard Eight" or "Boogie Nights." "Cigarettes and Coffee" has played on The Sundance Channel (or was it The Independent Film Channel?) quite frequently.

A major portion of "Cigarettes and Coffee" was later adapted, expanded and basically re-made into p.t. Anderson's first feature film, "Hard Eight". The most interesting part of "Cigarettes" was later used as the first scene for "Hard Eight"--in both Phillip Baker Hall's character interrogates a young drifter in a roadside diner and explains a few things about life and the art of conversation to him. In "Hard Eight" the two then go on to have a father-son type relationship in a fairly straightforward narrative (the most straightforward of any of p.t.'s later films). Here in the seminal "Cigarettes and Coffee", however, Baker Hall's conversation with the young man is only one of three happening simultaneously in the diner. P.T. cuts between the three, and we soon learn that the lives of the three seemingly-unrelated sets of characters do actually intersect in unexpectd ways. In this way, the short film is much more like the director's recent Altman-inspired "Magnolia" than it it either "Hard Eight" or "Boogie Nights." "Cigarettes and Coffee" has played on The Sundance Channel (or was it The Independent Film Channel?) quite frequently.

Golden Bear for Best Short Film (win) - - 2004 Berlin International Film Festival

Golden Bear for Best Short Film (win) - - 2004 Berlin International Film Festival

本片是由11个黑白短片综合而成的短篇集，每个短片都围绕咖啡与香烟展开。 　　一。罗伯托·贝尼尼（罗伯托·贝尼尼 Roberto Benigni 饰）坐在一家咖啡馆喝着咖啡，史蒂夫·赖特（史蒂夫·赖特 Steven Wright 饰）过来与他攀谈，然而两人似乎没有什么共同语言 ，只在重复表达对咖啡与香烟的热爱…… 　　二。一家咖啡厅里坐着一对黑人双胞胎兄妹，咖啡厅服务员突然对他们很感兴趣，即坐下与之热情交谈，然而兄妹俩似乎对这个不知所云的人毫无兴趣，只在继续抽烟喝咖啡…… 　　三。加利福尼亚某处的一家咖啡馆，流行歌手伊基·波普（伊基·波普 Iggy Pop 饰）与汤姆·威兹（汤姆·威兹 Tom Waits 饰）正在以抽烟的方式庆祝他们戒烟成功。该短片曾获1993年戛纳电影节短片单元金棕榈奖。 　　…… 　　十一。这天夜里，喝着速溶咖啡、抽着卷烟的两个老人William Rice（William Rice 饰）与Taylor Mead（Taylor Mead 饰）谈论起过去的音乐。在这个有些忧伤的话题进行到一半时，Taylor像孩子般熟睡过去了……

本片是由11个黑白短片综合而成的短篇集，每个短片都围绕咖啡与香烟展开。 　　一。罗伯托·贝尼尼（罗伯托·贝尼尼 Roberto Benigni 饰）坐在一家咖啡馆喝着咖啡，史蒂夫·赖特（史蒂夫·赖特 Steven Wright 饰）过来与他攀谈，然而两人似乎没有什么共同语言 ，只在重复表达对咖啡与香烟的热爱…… 　　二。一家咖啡厅里坐着一对黑人双胞胎兄妹，咖啡厅服务员突然对他们很感兴趣，即坐下与之热情交谈，然而兄妹俩似乎对这个不知所云的人毫无兴趣，只在继续抽烟喝咖啡…… 　　三。加利福尼亚某处的一家咖啡馆，流行歌手伊基·波普（伊基·波普 Iggy Pop 饰）与汤姆·威兹（汤姆·威兹 Tom Waits 饰）正在以抽烟的方式庆祝他们戒烟成功。该短片曾获1993年戛纳电影节短片单元金棕榈奖。 　　…… 　　十一。这天夜里，喝着速溶咖啡、抽着卷烟的两个老人William Rice（William Rice 饰）与Taylor Mead（Taylor Mead 饰）谈论起过去的音乐。在这个有些忧伤的话题进行到一半时，Taylor像孩子般熟睡过去了……

六千年前，魔神皇枫秀与七十二根魔神柱从天而降，所有生物沾染魔神柱散发的气息，立刻会变异成魔族生物，人类随之进入黑暗年代。随后，人类强者自行组织六大圣殿，阻挡魔族前进的脚步，逐渐形成人魔共存的局面。 主角龙皓晨，为救母加入六大圣殿之一的骑士圣殿成为一名骑士，在一步步成长冒险中，奇遇，诡计，命运般的爱情与友情不断在他身上上演。龙皓晨坚守骑士精神，通过自己的人格与努力，赢得他人认可。他先是与六大圣殿其他天才少年组成“1号猎魔团”对抗魔族，为人类的生存与尊严奋战。同时不惜献出生命，守护自己的伙伴与最珍贵的爱人。而世界的局势变化难测，更多的阴谋在酝酿，更深的秘密也等着他去揭开。 而最终龙皓晨是否能赢得神印王座的认可，登上骑士圣殿的最高荣耀，同时他又是否能面对所有真相揭开的那一刻，化解整个世界最大的危机，一切都有待揭晓。

六千年前，魔神皇枫秀与七十二根魔神柱从天而降，所有生物沾染魔神柱散发的气息，立刻会变异成魔族生物，人类随之进入黑暗年代。随后，人类强者自行组织六大圣殿，阻挡魔族前进的脚步，逐渐形成人魔共存的局面。 主角龙皓晨，为救母加入六大圣殿之一的骑士圣殿成为一名骑士，在一步步成长冒险中，奇遇，诡计，命运般的爱情与友情不断在他身上上演。龙皓晨坚守骑士精神，通过自己的人格与努力，赢得他人认可。他先是与六大圣殿其他天才少年组成“1号猎魔团”对抗魔族，为人类的生存与尊严奋战。同时不惜献出生命，守护自己的伙伴与最珍贵的爱人。而世界的局势变化难测，更多的阴谋在酝酿，更深的秘密也等着他去揭开。 而最终龙皓晨是否能赢得神印王座的认可，登上骑士圣殿的最高荣耀，同时他又是否能面对所有真相揭开的那一刻，化解整个世界最大的危机，一切都有待揭晓。

在人类即将被灭绝之时，六大圣殿崛起，带领着人类守住最后的领土。一名少年，为救母加入骑士圣殿，奇迹、诡计，不断在他身上上演。在这人类六大圣殿与魔族七十二柱魔神相互倾轧的世界，他能否登上象征着骑士最高荣耀的神印王座。