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Ask the Dust

2006 · 117 min

A slow, bittersweet romance that lingers on longing and loss, with a dusty, melancholic atmosphere.

Directed by
Robert Towne
Genres
Romance, Drama
Tagline
Trapped by passion. Faced by their dreams.
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Robert Towne
Genres
Romance, Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • class
  • race
  • ambition
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance8
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Robert Towne
Written by
Robert Towne
Starring
Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek Pinault, Donald Sutherland, Eileen Atkins, Idina Menzel, Justin Kirk, William Mapother, Tamara Marie Watson
Music
Heitor Pereira, Ramin Djawadi
Cinematography
Caleb Deschanel
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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