Ask the Dust

Ask the Dust

2006 · 117 min · EN · R · 5.5 (169 votes)
Dir. Robert Towne · Starring Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek Pinault, Donald Sutherland, Eileen Atkins, Idina Menzel, Justin Kirk · Music Ramin Djawadi

“Trapped by passion. Faced by their dreams.”

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.

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