Chinese Coffee

– When Harry Levine, an aging, unsuccessful Greenwich Village writer is fired from his job as restaura..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 39 Minutes
Release Year:
2000
Chinese Coffee (2000)

When Harry Levine, an aging, unsuccessful Greenwich Village writer is fired from his job as restaurant doorman, he calls on friend and mentor Jake, ostensibly to collect a long-standing debt. Harry solicits his opinion on his latest manuscript, a work of semi-fiction based on their longtime friendship. Although he initially denies having read it, Jake later attacks it on aesthetic grounds, and deep-seated feelings of betrayal and jealousy surface and lead to a traumatic confrontation.

Release Date:

02 Sep 2000

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Al Pacino

Writer:

Ira Lewis (play), Ira Lewis (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Al Pacino, Jerry Orbach, Susan Floyd, Ellen McElduff

Plot:

When aging, unsuccessful Greenwich Village writer Harry Levine is fired from his job as restaurant doorman, he calls on friend and mentor Jake, ostensibly to collect a long-standing debt. Harry takes the opportunity to solicits his opinion on his latest manuscript, a work of semi-fiction based on their longtime friendship. Although he initially denies having read it, Jake later attacks it on aesthetic grounds, and deep-seated feelings of betrayal and jealousy surface, resulting in a traumatic confrontation.

Production:

Chal Productions

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10