Romance and Cigarettes (2005)
This movie is so quirky! Written, directed, and produced by John Turturro, this off-beat romantic comedy has infidelity at its heart and a 1980s soundtrack keeping it company. A jukebox musical that mas most of the stars lip syncing to the original artists, songs pop up in odd places making the movie even weirder than it would have been if it was just a film about a man’s midlife crisis and affair.
James Gandolfini and Susan Sarandon are the tired married couple who find no happiness with each other anymore. While Susan can turn to her family and friends, James turns to his lowlife mistress, Kate Winslet. Kate is dolled up and given a Cockney accent to contrast Susan’s housewife appearance, but her relationship with James, based entirely on sex, doesn’t make much sense. Quirky movies often don’t make much sense, so if you like quick giggles and lots of Cyndi Lauper, you might like this one. It’s got quite the colorful cast, including Christopher Walken, Mandy Moore, Bobby Canavale, Elaine Stritch, Eddie Izzard, Mary-Louise Parker, and Steve Buscemi.
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James Gandolfini and Susan Sarandon are the tired married couple who find no happiness with each other anymore. While Susan can turn to her family and friends, James turns to his lowlife mistress, Kate Winslet. Kate is dolled up and given a Cockney accent to contrast Susan’s housewife appearance, but her relationship with James, based entirely on sex, doesn’t make much sense. Quirky movies often don’t make much sense, so if you like quick giggles and lots of Cyndi Lauper, you might like this one. It’s got quite the colorful cast, including Christopher Walken, Mandy Moore, Bobby Canavale, Elaine Stritch, Eddie Izzard, Mary-Louise Parker, and Steve Buscemi.
More Kate Winslet movies here!