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Summary of the film ”Smoke” by Paul Auster
“Smoke” is a film based on the book “Smoke” written by Paul Auster. The film tells the stories of mainly three people in Brooklyn.
The movie takes place in New York with the cigar shop Brooklyn Cigar Co. as the centre of the film. The owner of the shop is named Auggie Wren. For him the store is the centre of the world and he takes pictures near the shop at the exact same place every morning at the same time. Paul Benjamin is a regular costumer, who has known Auggie for a long time. His pregnant wife was shot just after she bought cigarettes for Paul and Auggie still thinks of that moment. Paul is a writer bur he has lost his inspiration and his will to live since the death of his wife. One day when Paul walks in his own thoughts down the street he almost gets ran over by a truck, but a young man named Rashid saves him. To repay the favour, Paul buys Rashid lemonade at a café. Paul finds out that Rashid needs a place to stay for a few days, and he offers Rashid to stay at his place and it eventually ends up with Rashid living in Paul’s apartment for two days. After Rashid has left his aunt shows up at Pauls apartment. The aunt is really worried about him, and tells Paul who Rashid really is. His real name is Thomas and he has lived with his aunt and uncle since his mother died and his father ran away. Thomas has then escaped because he stole money from two robbers who now wants to kill him. Thomas leaves New York and goes out to the suburbs where his father lives. He does not tell him that he is his son but he gets a job at his father’s gas station.
Thomas moves back to Paul’s apartment after some time and gets a job at Auggies cigar shop. One day he destroys Auggie’s Cuban cigars that Auggie had invested all of his money in by accident. He then gives Auggie the money from the robbery.
One day a woman arrives Auggies cigar shop. She is an old girlfriend of his and she tells Auggie, that he has a daughter
“Smoke” is a film based on the book “Smoke” written by Paul Auster. The film tells the stories of mainly three people in Brooklyn.
The movie takes place in New York with the cigar shop Brooklyn Cigar Co. as the centre of the film. The owner of the shop is named Auggie Wren. For him the store is the centre of the world and he takes pictures near the shop at the exact same place every morning at the same time. Paul Benjamin is a regular costumer, who has known Auggie for a long time. His pregnant wife was shot just after she bought cigarettes for Paul and Auggie still thinks of that moment. Paul is a writer bur he has lost his inspiration and his will to live since the death of his wife. One day when Paul walks in his own thoughts down the street he almost gets ran over by a truck, but a young man named Rashid saves him. To repay the favour, Paul buys Rashid lemonade at a café. Paul finds out that Rashid needs a place to stay for a few days, and he offers Rashid to stay at his place and it eventually ends up with Rashid living in Paul’s apartment for two days. After Rashid has left his aunt shows up at Pauls apartment. The aunt is really worried about him, and tells Paul who Rashid really is. His real name is Thomas and he has lived with his aunt and uncle since his mother died and his father ran away. Thomas has then escaped because he stole money from two robbers who now wants to kill him. Thomas leaves New York and goes out to the suburbs where his father lives. He does not tell him that he is his son but he gets a job at his father’s gas station.
Thomas moves back to Paul’s apartment after some time and gets a job at Auggies cigar shop. One day he destroys Auggie’s Cuban cigars that Auggie had invested all of his money in by accident. He then gives Auggie the money from the robbery.
One day a woman arrives Auggies cigar shop. She is an old girlfriend of his and she tells Auggie, that he has a daughter