Romance & Cigarettes

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Romance & Cigarettes

Theatrical release poster
Directed by John Turturro
Produced by Coen brothers
John Turturro
John Penotti
Justin Berfield
Written by John Turturro
Starring James Gandolfini
Susan Sarandon
Kate Winslet
Steve Buscemi
Bobby Cannavale
Mandy Moore
Mary-Louise Parker
Aida Turturro
Christopher Walken
Barbara Sukowa
Elaine Stritch
Eddie Izzard
Amy Sedaris
Cinematography Tom Stern
Editing by Ray Hubley
Studio GreeneStreet Films
Icon Entertainment International
United Artists
Distributed by Boroturro
Release date(s) September 6, 2005 (2005-09-06) (Venice)
September 13, 2005 (2005-09-13) (TIFF)
September 7, 2007 (2007-09-07) (United States)
Running time 105 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $2,935,242[1]

Romance & Cigarettes is a 2005 American musical romantic comedy film written and directed by John Turturro. The film stars an ensemble cast, including James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Steve Buscemi, Bobby Cannavale, Mandy Moore, Mary-Louise Parker, Aida Turturro, Christopher Walken, Barbara Sukowa, Elaine Stritch, Eddie Izzard, and Amy Sedaris.

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[edit] Plot

Nick Murder (James Gandolfini) is an iron worker who has been married for years to Kitty (Susan Sarandon), who works as a seamstress and is the mother of Nick's three daughters. While Nick loves his wife, his head is turned by Tula (Kate Winslet), a sexy lingerie salesgirl, and soon they're having a passionate affair. When Kitty discovers the infidelity, she becomes enraged and kicks him out, forcing him to decide what he really wants from life and what's most important to him. Along the way, many of the characters periodically turn to their favorite songs to explain and amplify their emotions, lip-synching along with the original recordings.

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[edit] Release

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.

The film opened in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2006, the Netherlands on March 30, 2006, and the rest of Europe in April 2006. United Artists had been scheduled to distribute the film in the United States, but when the film finally got a limited release on September 7, 2007, director Turturro decided to distribute the film himself. United Artists remains a partial rights holder to the film, but Icon International, actor Mel Gibson's company, now has full distribution rights in the U.S.[2] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is distributing the film outside the U.S. and Sony Pictures (under license from Icon International, and ironically a cousin company to UA) released the DVD on February 12, 2008.

[edit] Reception

Romance & Cigarettes has received mixed reviews; on Rotten Tomatoes, as of October 2011, it has a score of 52%, with the consensus "This movie musical aims for fun and modern, but Romance and Cigarettes is too scattered and uneven to achieve either."[3]

On April 27, 2008, the film was viewed at the 10th Annual Ebertfest, in Champaign, Illinois. Ebertfest is Roger Ebert's film festival near his hometown of Urbana, Illinois. Aida Turturro and Tricia Brouk were scheduled to attend the event. Ebert gave the film 4 stars out of 4.

The scene of Christopher Walken performing Tom Jones's Delilah received moderate popularity on YouTube. It has over 1.4 million views since 2006.[4]

[edit] Soundtrack

  1. "Delilah" - Tom Jones
  2. "A Man Without Love" - Engelbert Humperdinck
  3. "Piece of My Heart" - Dusty Springfield
  4. "Answer Me, My Love" - Gene Ammons
  5. "Red-Headed Woman" - Bruce Springsteen
  6. "Do You Love Me Like You Kiss Me?" - Connie Francis
  7. "Hot Pants" - Bobby Cannavale
  8. "Quando m'innamoro" - Anna Identici
  9. "Little Water Song" - Ute Lemper
  10. "Prisoner of Love" - Cyndi Lauper
  11. "Trouble" - Elvis Presley
  1. "El cuarto de Tula" - Buena Vista Social Club
  2. "Piece of My Heart" - Erma Franklin
  3. "I Want Candy" - Mandy Moore with Aida Turturro and Mary-Louise Parker
  4. "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" - James Brown
  5. "It Must Be Him" - Vikki Carr
  6. "The Girl That I Marry" - James Gandolfini and Susan Sarandon
  7. "Ten Commandments of Love" - Harvey & The Moonglows
  8. "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" - Aida Turturro
  9. "Banks of the Ohio" - David Patrick Kelly and Katherine Borowitz
  10. "Piece of My Heart" - Erma Franklin
  11. "When the Saviour Reached Down for Me" - The R&C Choir

[edit] References

  1. ^ Romance & Cigarettes at Box Office Mojo
  2. ^ United Artists
  3. ^ Romance & Cigarettes at Rotten Tomatoes
  4. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEH5zmAtLks

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