A 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.

(2005) Film Review

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CREDITS

Directed by John Turturro
Writing credits John Turturro

Cast (in credits order)
James Gandolfini .... Nick Murder
Susan Sarandon .... Kitty Kane
Kate Winslet .... Tula
Steve Buscemi .... Angelo
Kumar Pallana .... Da Da Kumar
Christopher Walken .... Cousin Bo
Mandy Moore .... Baby
Aida Turturro .... Rosebud
Mary-Louise Parker .... Constance
Eddie Izzard .... Gene Vincent
Elaine Stritch .... Grace Murder
Barbara Sukowa .... Gracie
Bobby Cannavale .... Fryburg
Tony Goldwyn .... Louis
Amy Sedaris .... Frances

Produced by
Justin Berfield .... co-producer
Ethan Coen .... executive producer
Joel Coen .... executive producer
Bruce Davey .... executive producer
Jana Edelbaum .... executive producer
Jason Felts .... co-producer
Robin Gold .... associate producer
Laurent Lambert .... associate producer
John Penotti .... producer
Jon Turtle .... co-producer
J. David Williams .... co-producer
Judith Zarin .... co-producer

Original Music by Paul Chihara
Marilyn D'Amato

Cinematography by Tom Stern
Film Editing by Ray Hubley

MPAA: Rated R for sexual content including some strong dialogue, and language.
Runtime: 115 min
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Romance & Cigarettes: The Shooting Script (Newmarket Shooting Script)
by John Turturro

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SYNOPSIS

"Romance & 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. Like Oedipus at Colonus, he is sent into exile and searches to find his way back through the damage he has done. In an imaginative, humorous, and touching way, "Romance & Cigarettes" 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.

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