Romance & Cigarettes (2007) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	September 7, 2007 (LA/NY)
On DVD:	February 12, 2008
Genre:	Comedy, Romance
Director:	John Turturro
Writer:	John Turturro
Cast:	James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Steve Buscemi, Kumar Pallana, Christopher Walken, Mandy Moore, Aida Turturro, Mary-Louise Parker, Eddie Izzard, Bobby Cannavale, Ivan Fatovic, Tony Goldwyn, Amy Sedaris, Elaine Stritch, Amedeo Turturro
AKA:	Romance and Cigarettes
Studio:	United Artists
Official site:	romanceandcigarettesmovie.com
Running Time:	115 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for sexual content including some strong dialogue, and language

"Romance and Cigarettes" is a down-and-dirty musical love story set in the world of the working class. Nick (Gandolfini) is an ironworker who builds and repairs bridges. He's married to Kitty (Sarandon), 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 (Winslet). Nick is basically a good, hardworking man driven forward by will and blinded by his urges....

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Romance and Cigarettes, written and directed by John Turturro, is a musical starring none other than Tony Soprano himself, James Gandolfini. You might not think of Gandolfini as the best pick to lead a musical comedy, but that is exactly what makes the movie work. Romance and Cigarettes looks and feels cheap, but somehow that plays to the film's advantage.

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