Smoking / No Smoking

Smoking / No Smoking

1993 · 280 min · FR · 6.5 (70 votes)
Dir. Alain Resnais · Starring Sabine Azéma, Pierre Arditi, Peter Hudson

“Which one will you go see first?”

DramaComedyRomance

Two actors portray eighteen Yorkshire villagers, who offer several iterations of their lives depending on whether or not they lit a cigarette at a certain point in time.

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A playful, philosophical dive into the butterfly effect of life choices. It's a witty, theatrical exploration of 'what ifs' that feels like watching a stage play unfold with a cinematic twist.

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based on play or musicalrelationshipmultiple storylines
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