
Othello(1995)
The evil Iago pretends to be friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic.


“There's a fine line between friendship and betrayal.”
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.

Al Pacino
Harry Levine

Jerry Orbach
Jake Manheim

Susan Floyd
Joanna

Ellen McElduff
Mavis
Michel Moinot
Maurice
Judette Jones
Supermarket cashier

Paul J.Q. Lee
Counterman
Joel Eidelsberg
Harry's Brother
Maria Gentile
Sarah / Bellydancer

Christopher Evan Welch
Hamlet Actor
Chinese Coffee is a drama film released in 2000 exploring themes of new york city, friendship, jealousy, photographer, writing, chinatown. Directed by Al Pacino, it stars Al Pacino, Jerry Orbach, Susan Floyd. 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.
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