| 27 Missing Kisses (2000) | Nutsa Kukhianidze (cigar) "At 16, [she] was almost as assured in her smoking in this obscure film as she would be two years later in 'The Good Thief' - which is especially impressive in that here she smokes large thick cigars! She doesn't quite inhale, but she smokes her cigars with more style than most actresses twice her age, as she lights up, drags and exhales nice clouds and wisps of smoke. Some of this is shot from behind or three-quarters profile, but there are also a couple of nice close-ups of drags and exhales and one shot in which she dangles (unlit this time) in front of a mirror. She's a very smart, cute, winning performer and one of those young actresses like Sophie Marceau who seem to understand the sensual power of smoking right from the start of their career and are thus a lot of fun to watch over the years."
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