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9 June 1995 (USA) moreTagline:
Where there's smoke... there's laughter! morePlot:
A Brooklyn smoke shop is the center of neighborhood activity, and the stories of its customers. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
7 wins & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Forest Whitaker Will Unveil Oscar Nominations 1/22 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 20 January 2009, 8:13 PM, PST)
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A nice, quiet film, light years away from the (Hollywood) mainstream moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Giancarlo Esposito | ... | OTB Man #1, Tommy | |
| José Zúñiga | ... | OTB Man #2, Jerry | |
| Stephen Gevedon | ... | OTB Man #3, Dennis (as Steve Gevedon) | |
| Harvey Keitel | ... | Augustus 'Auggie' Wren | |
| Jared Harris | ... | Jimmy Rose | |
| William Hurt | ... | Paul Benjamin | |
| Daniel Auster | ... | Book Thief | |
| Harold Perrineau | ... | Thomas 'Rashid' Cole (as Harold Perrineau Jr.) | |
| Deirdre O'Connell | ... | Sue the Waitress | |
| Victor Argo | ... | Vinnie | |
| Michelle Hurst | ... | Aunt Em | |
| Forest Whitaker | ... | Cyrus Cole | |
| Stockard Channing | ... | Ruby McNutt | |
| Vincenzo Amelia | ... | Irate Customer | |
| Erica Gimpel | ... | Doreen Cole |
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Rated R for language.Parents Guide:
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112 minLanguage:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyCertification:
Netherlands:16 | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:RFun Stuff
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The story that William Hurt's character tells about the son who found his dead father's body frozen on a mountain is the same story that Paul Auster uses in his novel, "The New York Trilogy". moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Thomas Cole knocks on the door of Paul Benjamin's apartment on his first visit, Paul goes to answers the door without a cigarette. However, when he opens the door a lit cigarette appears in his mouth. moreQuotes:
Auggie Wren: If you can't share your secrets with your friends then what kind of friend are you?Paul Benjamin: Exactly... life just wouldn't be worth living.
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Smoke gets in your eyes moreFAQ
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The characters are genuine, funny, sensitive, tragic... just human. They are sympathetic with their small weaknesses and their daily problems. The movie gives a realistic description of the daily life of ordinary people in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn has the star role. In fact the movie seems like a declaration of love to this city, although when compared to Woody Allen's "Manhattan", the approach is completely different.
The message is in a way surprising (maybe because of my European bias): Even in this money driven, rough, fast living, time-is-money, urban and individualistic environment there is a lot of love, friendship and humanity. Humanity means also that we do things which eventually do not make very much sense, are not logical and which may be very emotional. Smoking belongs to such activities. It is an activity which needs a work break. It gives us an opportunity for a stop and for starting rethinking issues. Therefore the small cigar shop, which appears like an island within a stormy ocean, like the antipode to the bustle environment.
Sometimes some of the hurry enters the shop, but the clocks seem to tick differently there and at the end everything calms down. I like this movie.