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      Jokes & Cigarettes

      2023 1h 57m Biography Drama List
      100% Tomatometer 5 Reviews Barcelona, late 1960s. A young jeweler named Eugenio meets Conchita on a bus and it is love at first sight. Eugenio learns to play guitar to follow Conchita in her musical career, and, despite stage fright, they start to play together as 'Els dos'. When Conchita leaves Barcelona for two weeks, she convinces Eugenio to perform solo and Eugenio becomes a phenomenon in the city's underground stand-up comedy scene. With her help, he creates his alter ego--the dark glasses, the black shirt, the barstool, the cigarettes and the high ball glass--the character that would soon become an unexpected success in a depressed Spain desperate to laugh. Read More Read Less

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      Mikel Zorrilla Espinof David Trueba delivers a respectful portrait of an artist without neglecting to show his dark side. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Nov 6, 2023 Full Review Luis Martínez El Mundo (Spain) The director insists on bringing us closer to the character -- his doubts, fissures, insecurities, and tragedies -- and devoid him of heroism, exemplary behavior, or any idea of, let's say, superiority. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3/5 Nov 4, 2023 Full Review Rubén Romero Santos Cinemanía (Spain) The film belongs to Verdaguer in his own right. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3.5/5 Nov 2, 2023 Full Review Blai Morell Fotogramas [Jokes & Cigarettes] suggests the suffering of a comedian who must give everything to suffuse the audience with a harmless tranquilizer, laughter, and without showing the pain that eats away at him inside. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Nov 2, 2023 Full Review Carlos Boyero El Pais (Spain) There is a powerful script and an exemplary transfer of it to the screen. The feelings are described with subtlety. [Full review in Spanish] Nov 2, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Barcelona, late 1960s. A young jeweler named Eugenio meets Conchita on a bus and it is love at first sight. Eugenio learns to play guitar to follow Conchita in her musical career, and, despite stage fright, they start to play together as 'Els dos'. When Conchita leaves Barcelona for two weeks, she convinces Eugenio to perform solo and Eugenio becomes a phenomenon in the city's underground stand-up comedy scene. With her help, he creates his alter ego--the dark glasses, the black shirt, the barstool, the cigarettes and the high ball glass--the character that would soon become an unexpected success in a depressed Spain desperate to laugh.
      Director
      David Trueba
      Screenwriter
      David Trueba, Albert Espinosa
      Production Co
      Ikiru Films, Atresmedia Cine, Terraza Films
      Genre
      Biography, Drama
      Original Language
      Catalan
      Runtime
      1h 57m