Romance And Cigarettes - Comedy Musical Romance Movie

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.

Directed by John Turturro
Produced by Coen Brothers, John Penotti, John Turturro
Written by John Turturro
Starring James Gandolfini, Kate Winslet, Susan Sarandon, Mary-Louise Parker
Distributed by United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Boroturro, Inc., Icon International
Running time 105 min
Country USA
Language English