Synopsis
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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Cast
- James GandolfiniNick Murder
- Susan SarandonKitty Kane
- Kate WinsletTula
- Steve BuscemiAngelo
- Bobby CannavaleFryburg
- Mandy MooreBaby
- Mary-Louise ParkerConstance
- Aida TurturroRosebud
- Christopher WalkenCousin Bo
- Barbara SukowaGracie
Recommendations
- 90
Salon
It's the most original picture by an American director I've seen this year, and also the most delightful. - 80
The New York Times
There is more raw vitality pumping through Romance & Cigarettes, John Turturro’s passionate ode to the sensual pulse of life in a working-class neighborhood of Queens, than in a dozen perky high school musicals. This is a movie in which a dirty mind is a good thing. Call it “The Singing Id.” Prudes, be forewarned. - 75
ReelViews
It's almost unfair to make the comparison because there are so many fundamental differences, but the closest recent movie to Romance and Cigarettes is "Moulin Rouge." The key likeness is easy to spot: the characters spontaneously break into familiar pop songs. - 63
New York Daily News
If you're game for something different, it's worth a few giggles. - 50
Variety
Chockfull of ideas and with an irreverence that irresistibly recalls late '60s American cinema, thesp John Turturro's third outing in the helmer's chair, Romance & Cigarettes, alternately shines and sputters. - 50
Village Voice
The bleakly bizarre, uneven aesthetic and direction that is fluid but not quite limber succeed and fail from montage to montage, with the principals doing a sort of karaoke tribute to the likes of Joplin and Springsteen. - 50
New York Post
It has cult item stamped all over it, and fans of (severely) experimental cinema might see it as a revelation. Most others will find that watching this movie is like having your senses beaten with a rake. - 42
Entertainment Weekly
With Walken around, hair up high, of course there are fleeting moments of fascinating weirdness, but even then, you're still moderately embarrassed for the cast.
