Part comedy, part romance, part drama, part musical, John Turturro's ROMANCE & CIGARETTES teeters on the brink of collapse at every single moment, just like the fragile characters that inhibit the film's frantic, manic world. The result is an unsettling, exhilarating, and thrillingly alive spectacle of a motion picture. Nick Murder (James Gandolfini) is a blue-collar worker who falls under the spell of the gorgeous redhead Tula (Kate Winslet). But when his frustrated wife, Kitty (Susan Sarandon), finds out, the Murder family begins to short circuit. Of the three daughters--Constance (Mary-Louise Parker), Rosebud (Aida Turturro), and Baby (Mandy Moore)--Baby appears to be next in line for love, though no one approves of her choice of mate, the goofy Fryburg (Bobby Cannavale). Kitty's absurd Cousin Bo (a hilarious Christopher Walken) helps her to track down Tula, but that proves to be a futile exercise as well. Along the way, there are crude coworkers (Steve Buscemi), annoying neighbors (Amy Sedaris), and brash in-laws (Elaine Stritch) to add even more zaniness to the proceedings. To make matters more bizarre, characters break out into song-and-dance routines whenever the fancy strikes them. While Turturro's film is certainly an acquired taste, it is nonetheless one of the more distinct works of the decade. He creates a world that is on the verge of absolute collapse, with characters who are clearly desperate to retain a connection to someone or something in our harsh modern world.

Theatrical Release: September 7, 2007

DVD Features:

Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English, French, Portuguese, Spanish - Optional
Subtitles - English - Closed Captioned
Additional Release Materials:
Audio Commentary - John Turturro - Director; Amedeo Turturro
Deleted Scenes with Commentary - John Turturro
Featurettes - "Making a Homemade Musical"
Introduction - John Turturro

James Gandolfini: American Italian Actor, THE SOPRANOS
Susan Sarandon: Oscar winning actress, DEAD MAN WALKING
Kate Winslet: British actor, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (2004)
Steve Buscemi: American Actor/Director/Screenwriter
Bobby Cannavale: Actor, WASHINGTON HEIGHTS (2003)
Eddie Izzard: British comic
Mandy Moore: American Singer and Actress
Mary-Louise Parker: Actress
Aida Turturro: American Actress
Christopher Walken: American Actor

John Turturro: American Actor/Director, BARTON FINK (1991)

John Penotti: 
John Turturro: American Actor/Director, BARTON FINK (1991)

John Turturro: American Actor/Director, BARTON FINK (1991)

Paul Chihara: 

"Steve Buscemi's appearances as Nick's steelworker mate Angelo guarantee injections of energy and laughs..."
"Kate Winslet steals the show as Nick's pneumatic, foul-mouthed English bit on the side."
3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]here's something in Turturro's chaotic marriage of domestic black comedy and Broadway musical that's uniquely his."
4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he heightened reality proves seductive....ROMANCE AND CIGARETTES will be remembered for its shining brilliance."
"[The cast] injects the film with continual shots of adrenaline. The cast is clearly having the time of its life...and the excitement is contagious."
"Winslet pulls out all the stops as the funny, needy, raunchy, heartbreaking Tula..."