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Romance And Cigarettes [DVD] [2005]
enlarge	Director: John Turturro Actors: James Gandolfini, Elaine Stritch, David Thornton, Barbara Sukowa, Susan Sarandon Studio: Warner Home Video (Icon) Category: DVD List Price: ~~£15.99~~ Buy New: £2.82 as of 21/11/2009 06:09 GMT details You Save: £13.17 (82%) New (12) Used (8) Collectible (2) from £1.80 Seller: glclearance Rating: 10 reviews Sales Rank: 11854 Format: PAL Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 114 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 7321900871327 ASIN: B000F6ILXW Theatrical Release Date: 2005 Release Date: July 17, 2006 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 10 1 2 Next » Moulin Rouge for the blue collar slob July 12, 2006 Mr. Dj Horsfield (Yorkshire, England) 14 out of 15 found this review helpful I was lucky enough to catch this film on its re-release. Lucky I say as it hardly took the world by storm and screened on one of my five local cinemas for only one week. This by no means did it justice. Perhaps it suffered a crisis of identity, not being as flambouyant and garish as Moulin Rouge, but this was exactly what appealed to me about it. It did appear grimey and rugged but that added to its charm and that atmosphere translated to the characters perfectly. It brought across the rather alternative poetry of the working class suburb and contains many moments that had me in stitches, including one particular scene with Chritopher Walken to rival his best ever work. A must for your collection July 16, 2006 A. Lopez-Valenzuela (London) 10 out of 11 found this review helpful I'm great fan of the Coen Brothers and specially Big Lebowsky so the expectations were high. Despite the bad critics, Romance Cigarettes wasn't a disappointment at all. Quite the opposite, I loved it from the moment that Gandolfini kicks off "Lonely as a man without love". Fantastic direction from Turturro. Can't wait to see it again and keep it next to the other masterpieces from the Coen's. The only homage to Dennis Potter worth watching! April 23, 2006 Langella (London UK) 14 out of 17 found this review helpful I saw this energetic film in the cinema and instantly clicked with it - I just can't wait for the DVD! This boisterous film is filled with all kinds of pastiches and a cracking cast incuding the indominatible Elaine Stritch - still a powerful screen presence. And why hasn't anyone else thought of teaming up Chrstopher Walken with Susan Sarandon and Gandolfini before?! And as for Kate Winslet!! She's definitely survived the banality/schlock of 'Titanic' and is stronger than ever, especially here with her amazing Northern accent - Jimmy McGovern should get her on his next project! The songs are delivered with gusto and imagination with the routine for 'Delilah' being a particular highlight. And let's not forget the brilliantly sleazey Steve Buscemi - need I say any more? If you can deal with blue collar New Yorkers bursting into song and dance and the bawdiness of Chaucer then this is the film for you!Thanks John Tuturro, for everything! It's beautiful. July 19, 2009 A. E. Chambers (Cornwall) It's just a beautiful film. It's the poetry behind, and of, the mundane, the passionate and romantic feelings which flash through the everyday. And it's the most perfect interpretation of Shakespeare for the modern age, I think. I didn't think it was that odd, either, or odder than any other musicals: the music is either kind of integrated into the action of the movie or the song is contrived to curve into its own little music video. But, though it's standard to the form, it doesn't feel superficial, or forced, which is perhaps what most people find annoying in musicals. another winner from the coens April 9, 2007 C. Allen (uk) 7 out of 12 found this review helpful Quirky as THE BIG LEBOWSKI and musical like O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU this is another gem from the coens. The plot is simple and I do not wish to reveal it so ultimately this is a musical drama about love and what goes wrong when it goes wrong- arguments, fights, rivalries , and all done via a funny heartfelt script and excellent soundtrack. I could waffle on about postmodernist freudian subtexts and chaucerian boondoggling but why bother , id be lying, this is a funny entertaining film worth watching as it is novel endearing quintessential COEN BROS Showing reviews 1-5 of 10 1 2 Next »

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