Jokes & Cigarettes

Jokes & Cigarettes

2023 · 109 min · CA · 7.1 (61 votes)
Dir. David Trueba · Starring David Verdaguer, Carolina Yuste, César Tormo, Francesc Ferrer, Sigfrid Monleón, Candela Serrat · Music Andrea Motis
Drama

Barcelona, Spain, in the late sixties. Eugenio, a young jeweler who has fallen in love with Conchita, a singer, to the point of learning to play the guitar to accompany her in her performances, will first have to learn to overcome his stage fright.

VIBE

Step into a nostalgic, intimate drama exploring the intricate dance of love and artistic ambition in late-sixties Barcelona. It's a melancholic, character-driven journey of self-discovery, vulnerability, and the quiet power of partnership, unfolding with a steady, reflective rhythm against a vibrant historical backdrop.

nostalgicromanticmelancholicintimatereflectivesteadyperiod piececharacter studyintimate dramaperformance-focusedartistic ambitionromantic partnershipovercoming fearidentity
husband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookbarcelona, spainbiographyfranco regime (francoism)portrait of an artistpop music duostand-up comedian