A Walk in the Clouds

A warm greeting to the community. In a cinematic world often intent on privileging cynicism and complexity, there is a place for simple beauty and sincere romance. A Walk in the Clouds (1995) is a visual fable woven with golden light and restrained passions. Un afectuoso saludo comunidad._ En un mundo cinematográfico empeñado muchas veces en privilegiar el cinismo y la complejidad, existe un rincón para la belleza s…

Image   Poetically and pathetically directed by Alfonso Arau, A Walk in the Clouds gracefully and artfully traces romance, spirituality and the immigrant experience. Keanu Reeves imbues Paul, a World War II soldier who grapples with love, family and cultural heritage during a fateful visit to the vineyard of a vineyard owner's beautiful daughter, with uncommon sensitivity. Aitana Sanchez-Gijón effortlessly capt…

Image   This film, a Mexican-American production, is considered a low-budget film as it barely needed $20 million to be made and although it was not a resounding success at the box office, it did manage to double the expenses generated, since the box office income was a little over $50 million. The stars were Keanu Reeves, who was coming off the success of the movie "Speed" and Aitana Sánchez-Guijón. With a scr…

*(SPECIAL NOTE: Capsule version of the review is available here.)* Italian film makers probably had better memories of Fascism than most of their countrymen. Even in those dark years there was room for some artistic creativity and the result was *Four Steps in the Clouds*, 1942 drama that would pave the way for Neorealism and other future triumphs of Italian cinema. This classic was remade many times, finally by Hol…