Ask the Dust Movie Review 2006

Chasing an aspiring novelist's dream in 1930s Los Angeles, Arturo Bandini (Farrell)--the son of Italian immigrants but desperate to leave his heritage behind--collides into a turbulent love/hate affair with Camilla (Hayek), a Latina waitress with her own agenda to quickly ascend the social ladder. When Arturo comes into money to write his book, their relationship oddly cools off, while later he struggles with what success has cost him. Taken from John Fantes' 1939 novel of the same name and highlighted by brilliant desert scenery shot in South Africa.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 117 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Writers, L.A., Great Depression, Period Piece: 1930s, Immigration

Screenplay

Robert Towne

Cast

Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek, Donald Sutherland, Eileen Atkins, Idina Menzel, Justin Kirk, Jeremy Crutchley, Richard Schnickel

Cinematography

Caleb Deschanel

Director

Robert Towne

Music

Ramin Djawadi, Heitor Pereira

Other

Nico Louw, Robert K. Lambert, Tom Hannam, Albert Wolsky, Dennis Gassner

Producer

Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner, Jonas McCord, Don Granger, Capitol Films, Cruise-Wagner Productions, VIP Medienfonds 3, Ascendant Production, Paramount Classics