- Smoke (film)
Infobox_Film
name = Smoke
director =Wayne Wang ,Paul Auster
producer =Harvey Weinstein ,Bob Weinstein
writer =Paul Auster
starring =Harvey Keitel ,
William Hurt ,
Harold Perrineau Jr. ,
Forest Whitaker ,
Stockard Channing ,
Ashley Judd
movie_music =Rachel Portman
distributor =Miramax
released =1995
runtime = 112 minutes
language = English
imdb_id = 0114478
budget ="Smoke" is an American
independent film released in1995 . It was produced by Bob andHarvey Weinstein and directed byWayne Wang andPaul Auster (who also wrote the screenplay). Among others, it featuresHarvey Keitel ,William Hurt ,Victor Argo ,Forest Whitaker ,Ashley Judd ,Stockard Channing andHarold Perrineau Jr. in the cast.The film follows the lives of multiple characters, all of whom are connected by their patronage of a small
Brooklyn tobacco shop managed by Auggie (Harvey Keitel).The film was followed by "
Blue in the Face ", a sequel of sorts that continues following a few of the characters and introduces several new ones.Awards
* Silver Bear (Wayne Wang)
* Berlin International Filmfestival, 1995
* Danish Film Critics Bodil Award for Best American Film, 1995
* German Film Award for Best Foreign Film, 1995
*Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay (Paul Auster), 1995External links
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