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Romance & Cigarettes (2005) 6.1
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6.1/10 from 7,592 users
Metascore: 55/100
Reviews: 64 user | 85 critic | 22 from Metacritic.com A down-and-dirty musical set in the world of working-class New York, tells a story of a husband's journey into infidelity and redemption when he must choose between his seductive mistress and his beleaguered wife. Director:John TurturroWriter:John Turturro |
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| Mary-Louise Parker | ... |
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Gracie
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Frances
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Down-and-dirty musical love story set in the world of the working class. Nick is an ironworker who builds and repairs bridges. He's married to Kitty, a dressmaker, a strong and gentle woman with whom he has three daughters. He is carrying on a torrid affair with a redheaded woman named Tula. Nick is basically a good, hardworking man driven forward by will and blinded by his urges. Like Oedipus at Colonus, he is sent into exile and searches to find his way back through the damage he has done. Explores the cost and value of a relationship through life and death. When the characters can no longer express themselves with language, they break into song, lip-synching the tunes lodged in their subconscious. It is their way to escape the harsh reality of their world - to dream, to remember, and to connect to another human being. Written by Anonymous
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Rated R for sexual content including some strong dialogue, and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
2006 (Spain) See more »Also Known As:
Apisties kai tsigara See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$11,630 (USA) (5 October 2007)Gross:
$540,085 (USA) (11 January 2008)Company Credits
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Nick Murder: Be romantic and smoke his brains out.
Gene Vincent: I agree...
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Written by Bruce Springsteen (ASCAP)
Performed by Bruce Springsteen
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Licensing
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John Turturro was in talks with Adam Sandler to make a cameo in the film but Sandler was unavailable. See more »Goofs
When Nick first comes into the house toward the beginning of the movie, his daughter's band is playing outside. When he shuts the front door, the music volume does not change. It should become more muffled with the door shut. See more »Quotes
Nick Murder: Two, two things a man should know how to do...Nick Murder: Be romantic and smoke his brains out.
Gene Vincent: I agree...
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Soundtracks
"Red Headed Woman"Written by Bruce Springsteen (ASCAP)
Performed by Bruce Springsteen
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Licensing
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Good music, well-choreographed dancing, quirky sense of humor, a little dark. A bunch of good actors are giving a solid performance. They appear to have enjoyed themselves. Susan Sarandon is great, Kate Winslet deliciously foul-mouthed. The photography is mostly very aesthetic, although of course not as perfect as that of the Coen brothers, who produced the movie. The movie fits well into the universe of the Coen brothers' work while having its own special character. Good job, John Turturro, a very enjoyable movie! I wasn't aware of Turturro as a director. IMDb shows he has made two earlier movies, in 1992 and 1998 (both as a director and a writer, just as with this present movie). Those movies had low scores. After Romance & Cigarettes I will be keeping my eyes open for this new director. As the title suggests, there is a lot of smoking in this movie, but it can hardly be seen as positive advertising for the tobacco industry, fortunately. Conservative Christians had better avoid this movie, it would only upset them. An 8 out of 10.