Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

2009 · 85 min · PT · 6.4 (28 votes)
Dir. Anna Muylaert · Starring Glória Pires, Paulo Miklos, Marisa Orth, Dani Nefussi, Alessandra Colasanti, Paula Pretta · Music Márcio Nigro
RomanceDramaComedy

In São Paulo, Brazil, the lonely 40-something guitar teacher Baby lives a tedious life in a low middle-class apartment. She is addicted to her only companions: cigarettes. Baby has a constant conflict with her two sisters, over a couch she inherited from their deceased aunt. When Max, a restaurant musician, moves to the next door apartment, Baby has a crush on him and sees a chance to have a life again. Soon they start having a love affair, and Baby decides to quit smoking. However, her abstinence will be tough to deal with, when she notices Max still misses his ex-wife.

VIBE

A quiet, contemplative portrait of a woman seeking connection amidst mundane routines. It feels like a gentle, melancholic sigh, exploring the delicate dance of hope and disappointment in everyday life.

melancholicwistfulintrospectivebittersweetslow-burnslice-of-lifecharacter-drivennaturalisticlonelinessaddictionloveself-discovery
woman director
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