Romance & Cigarettes
Film2005105 min

Romance & Cigarettes

Taste attributes: comedymusicromancemusicalmusic/dancefastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questlove conquers all

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Boxlist takeLight and glossy: a stirring romantic comedy, wholesome rather than dark. Best if you like polish over grit.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.0 /10

TMDB · 96 votes

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What lines up

  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

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.

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Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

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Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2005
Runtime
105 min
Status
Released
Studio
United Artists
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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