Romance & Cigarettes

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Romance & Cigarettes is a 2006 musical romantic-comedy film written and directed by John Turturro.

The film, initially scheduled for an August 2005 release date, was postponed, partly so it could premiere at the Venice Film Festival, partly – some speculate – so that it could be better prepared for Academy Award nomination. It ended up opening in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2006, the Netherlands on March 30, 2006, and the rest of Europe in April of 2006. United Artists plans to distribute the film in the United States "soon". [1]

Contents 1 Reception 2 Cast 3 Songs 4 Plot 5 External link

[edit] Reception

The film has received mixed reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, as of June 4, 2006, it has a score of 44%, indicating an average of "rotten" reviews. Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes-Romance & Cigarettes. Retrieved on 2006-06-04.

• Tagline: "A savage musical".

[edit] Cast

• James Gandolfini — Nick Murder
• Susan Sarandon — Kitty Kane Murder
• Mary-Louise Parker — Constance Murder
• Mandy Moore — Baby Murder
• Aida Turturro — Rosebud / 'Rara'
• Kate Winslet — Tula
• Steve Buscemi — Angelo
• Christopher Walken — Cousin Bo
• Barbara Sukowa — Gracie
• Bobby Cannavale — Chetty Jr. / 'Fryburg'
• Eddie Izzard — Father Gene Vincent
• Elaine Stritch — Grace Murder
• P.J. Brown — Police Officer
• Tonya Pinkins — Medic
• Amy Sedaris — Frances
• Adam LeFevre — Frances's Boyfriend
• Cady Huffman — Roe
• Kumar Pallana — Da Da Kumar

[edit] Songs

(incomplete list)

• Tom Jones's Delilah
• Engelbert Humperdinck's A Man Without Love
• Dusty Springfield's Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart
• Gene Ammons's Answer Me, My Love
• Bruce Springsteen's Red Headed Woman
• Connie Francis's "Do You Love Me Like You Kiss Me?"
• Bobby Cannavale's "Hot Pants"
• Anna Identici's "Quando m'innamoro"
• Ute Lemper's "Little water song"
• Cyndi Lauper's "Prisoner of love"

[edit] Plot

Nick (James Gandolfini) is an ironworker who builds and repairs bridges. He is married but he has also an affair with Tula (Kate Winslet). His wife (Susan Sarandon) is very angry. In a fight with neighbors they unite, which heals their relationship. Nick breaks up with Tula. He dies of lung cancer.

Various scenes and plot details:

• The film starts with an extreme close-up of a detail of one of Nick's toes, after which the camera zooms out.
• Nick has a nightmare in which the former boyfriend of his wife pisses on his grave.
• Nick has himself circumcised.
• Three adult daughters of the couple live in their house.

[edit] External link

• Romance & Cigarettes at the Internet Movie Database
• Romance & Cigarettes Fan Page