Ask the Dust
“Passion and ambition drive two dreamers in 1930s LA. Their love affair is ferocious and hot-blooded as they fight the city and themselves to make their dreams come true.”
RomanceDrama
Mexican beauty Camilla hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini, a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm.
VIBE
A sun-drenched yet melancholic tale of longing and ambition set against the dusty backdrop of Depression-era Los Angeles. It feels like a faded photograph, full of yearning for love and a life just out of reach.
melancholicyearningpassionatewistfulslow-burnperiod dramaliterary adaptationromantic realismunrequited lovesocial climbingidentityartistic ambition
beachmexicobased on novel or bookpolicealcoholitalycigaretteletterkissgreat depressionloveracismlos angelescalifornia
