Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (2009)

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.

Released

2009-12-04

Genres

Romance, Drama, Comedy

Runtime

85 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Anna Muylaert

TMDB rating

6.5/10 from 31 votes