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Romance & Cigarettes (2005) 6.1
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6.1/10 from 7,652 users
Metascore: 55/100
Reviews: 65 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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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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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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Rosebud: Porkchops!
Constance: Lambchops!
Rosebud: Lambchops!
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Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Used by permission of Chrysalis Songs and Cherry Lane Music Publishing Co. o/b/o/ Gladys Music (ASCAP),
Jerry Leiber Music (ASCAP) and Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP)
Performed by Elvis Presley
Courtesy of BMG Strategic Marketing Group
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Licensing
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When Roe and the Greek Man are walking past Bo and Kitty in the Diner, the sound of the Greek man smacking Roe's bottom is sharply heard, yet we can clearly see his hand on Roe's waist the entire time. See more »Quotes
Constance: Porkchops!Rosebud: Porkchops!
Constance: Lambchops!
Rosebud: Lambchops!
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Soundtracks
"Trouble"Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Used by permission of Chrysalis Songs and Cherry Lane Music Publishing Co. o/b/o/ Gladys Music (ASCAP),
Jerry Leiber Music (ASCAP) and Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP)
Performed by Elvis Presley
Courtesy of BMG Strategic Marketing Group
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Licensing
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A film truly worthy of the Coen brothers. If you like their films, you'll love this one. It was not surprising to see that they were the producers. John Turturro's original script and direction make this a very fresh and enjoyable experience. The actors must have enjoyed making the film as this comes across very strongly.
The choice of backdrop - New York suburbs and anonymous looking workers' housing - only serves only to emphasise the colourfulness of each of the characters. Like Robert Altman's films, the banal is turned into the extraordinary using popular music and quite original camera work. Personally, I don't see this film as a "musical" in the sense that the music is not used to tell the story but rather as mood pieces for various scenes.
This is one of the few films that I will invest in the DVD as soon as it is out.