Tea in the movies

Coffee and tea in the world of cinema, or what the characters of popular movies and TV series drink

Watching a passionate movie or TV series with a cup of coffee or a mug of tea in hand is pure pleasure and a proven recipe for a successful evening. But have you ever wondered how things look on the other side of the screen and whether your favorite characters also have a weakness for aromatic drinks? We don't mean cinematic slip-ups, like the now-famous coffee cup in one of the episodes of the latest season of "Game of Thrones," but productions in which a little black or hot tea play a really important role in the lives of the characters. Let's take a look at a few well-known titles and check the preferences of some popular characters from the big and small screen.

Coffee, more coffee!

It's always a good time for coffee - such a motto could be followed by the characters of the cult TV series "Friends", who almost every episode sat on a large couch in their favorite coffee shop. The amount of coffee they drank over 10 seasons can be counted in hectoliters, and "small black" for them was often an excuse for important conversations, a way to relieve stress or a moment of relaxation. Another example of a series in which coffee plays a huge role is David Lynch's gripping "Twin Peaks Town." Agent Cooper was by far one of the most notorious connoisseurs of the black beverage in television history, and repeatedly raved about its quality. Any fan of the series will also surely admit that when the character announced that he needed more coffee then you could expect something really great or surprising.

And what is the situation for coffee drinkers in cult blockbusters? Probably everyone knows the famous scene from "Breakfast at Tiffany's," in which Audrey Hepburn stands in front of a store window with a croissant and coffee in hand, and remembers the moment in "Pulp Fiction" when the characters played by John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson compliment the strong beverage in the house of Jimmy, played by Quentin Tarantino himself. An absolute classic is also the film "Coffee and Cigarettes" by Jim Jarmusch, a collection of episodes in which different people discuss all sorts of life topics over coffee. Coffee also has its five minutes in such productions as "The Devil Wears Prada," the gangster film "Fever" with Al Pacino and Robert de Niro or the charming French "Amelia."

An interesting motif also runs through "The Underground Circle" - there a paper cup from one of the popular chain cafes appears in most scenes. Sometimes it is in the foreground, sometimes in the background, but you can certainly spot it in a great many moments, as confirmed by director David Fincher himself.

It's time for English-style tea

The tea motif seems to be a bit less popular than coffee, but this is only an appearance. After all, while in many American productions coffee is drunk quickly, on the run and basically "by the way," tea is met with more reverence in films, especially in British films or those based on works by English writers. Suffice it to mention such titles as "The Second Marigold Hotel," "How to be a King," "Pride and Prejudice" or the "Downton Abbey" series, where drinking the aromatic drink was a kind of ceremony and an important part of social life - mainly of the upper classes. Scenes with tea in the background also often appear in films for the youngest, with "Alice in Wonderland" and "Mulan" being great examples, as well as in productions for slightly older children, such as Harry Potter. In our opinion, a firm favorite and the embodiment of our needs is the scene from the cult film "Hitchhiking Through the Galaxy," in which the main character, after a series of unusual events, finds that normalcy can only be restored to him by a cup of real tea.