Chinese Coffee is a one-act play, written by Ira Lewis.
Chinese Coffee premiered at the Circle in the Square Theatre on Broadway in 1992. Actor Al Pacino was cast as the play's struggling writer, Harry Levine.
The play was later adapted into a 2000 independent film, starring Al Pacino and Jerry Orbach. It was released in New York as part of the Tribeca Film Festival. The film, which was also written by Lewis and directed by Pacino, was introduced by Robert De Niro during the open ceremony. Both, the movie and the theater play, are chamber plays.Synopsis
Harry Levine, un écrivain, a une conversation nocturne avec son ami et mentor Jake Manheim, photographe. La conversation de ces deux artistes plus ou moins ratés oscille entre leurs difficultés d'argent, les femmes, la vie dans la métropole new-yorkaise, et le manuscrit du dernier livre d'Harry qu'il a prêté à Jake depuis un mois et que celui-ci prétend ne pas avoir encore lu...
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