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Ask the Dust
- Director: Robert Towne
- Writer: Robert Towne; John Fante
- Producer: Tom Cruise; Don Granger
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A fine, passionate romance...
When cinematography and lighting walk hand-in-hand, the result is a feast for the eyes. When chemistry sparks between the actors...Farrell and Hayek are electrifying together.
It may even evoke a little tear. We were bawling our eyes out!
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
L.A. in the early 1930's: racism, poverty, and disease color the Bunker Hill neighborhood where Arturo Bandini, a lover of men and beasts alike, has arrived from Colorado to write the great Los Angeles novel. After six months and down to his last nickel, he orders a cup of coffee, served by Camilla Lopez, beautiful, self-possessed, and Mexican. Arturo gets advice, encouragement, and an occasional check from H.L. Mencken, so he keeps writing and he keeps seeing Camilla. But, he's mean to her for no apparent reason, so the relationship sputters. A housekeeper from back East suggests a way out of his jealously and fears. "Camilla Bandini": is it in the cards?
Cast & Characters
Colin Farrell as Arturo Bandini;
Salma Hayek as Camilla;
Donald Sutherland as Hellfrick;
Eileen Atkins as Mrs. Hargraves;
Idina Menzel as Vera Rivkin;
Justin Kirk as Sammy;
Jeremy Crutchley as Solomon;
Ronald France as Columbia Sweeper;
Dion Basco as Filipino Houseboy;
Donna Mosley as Red Headed Girl;
Paul Rylander as Harold the Bartender;
Natasha Staples as Denver Librarian;
Wayne Harrison as Heilman;
Yasuhiro Yoshimura as Japanese Vegetable Man;
Sid as Willie the Dog