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Jokes & Cigarettes

Jokes & Cigarettes

20237.11h 49m

Overview

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.

Directed by David Trueba
Written by David Trueba, Albert Espinosa, Gerard Jofra
Produced by Jaime Ortiz de Artiñano, Edmon Roch
Box Office0Revenue: $965K

Top Cast

David Verdaguer

David Verdaguer

Eugenio

Carolina Yuste

Carolina Yuste

Conchita

César Tormo

César Tormo

Businessman

Francesc Ferrer

Francesc Ferrer

Manager

S

Sigfrid Monleón

Priest

Candela Serrat

Candela Serrat

Victòria

V

Valentí Guardiola

Bus Man

Marina Salas

Marina Salas

Mari Carmen

Quimet Pla

Quimet Pla

Eugenio's Father

Matilde Muñiz

Matilde Muñiz

Eugenio's Mother

Themes & Keywords

husband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookbarcelona, spainbiographyfranco regime (francoism)portrait of an artistpop music duostand-up comedian

About Jokes & Cigarettes

Jokes & Cigarettes is a drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, barcelona, spain, biography, franco regime (francoism), portrait of an artist. Directed by David Trueba, it stars David Verdaguer, Carolina Yuste, César Tormo. 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.

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