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Romance & Cigarettes

2006 · 105 min

A boisterous, bittersweet jukebox musical that turns working-class marital strife into exuberant, surreal song-and-dance fantasies.

Directed by
John Turturro
Genres
Comedy, Music, Romance
Starring
James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet
Overview
Ironworker Nick lives with his wife, Kitty, and three daughters. When he meets a significantly younger woman, Tula, he starts an affair with her, much to the chagrin of his wife, and his life is thrown into upheaval. Kitty kicks Nick out of the house, and he is forced to make some difficult decisions.

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Directed by
John Turturro
Genres
Comedy, Music, Romance
Starring
James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • family
  • class
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, music, romance
Directed by
John Turturro
Written by
John Turturro
Starring
James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Steve Buscemi, Bobby Cannavale, Mandy Moore, Mary-Louise Parker, Aida Turturro
Cinematography
Tom Stern
Runtime
105 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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