Al di là delle nuvole (1995)

Directors:

Michelangelo Antonioni
Wim Wenders

Writers:

Michelangelo Antonioni (book)
Michelangelo Antonioni (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 October 1995 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Made of four short tales, linked by a story filmed by Wim Wenders. Taking place in Ferrara, Portofino...

Plot Keywords:

Infidelity | Divorce | Female Nudity | Beautiful Woman | Nudity

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Fanny Ardant	...	Patricia
Chiara Caselli	...	Mistress
Irène Jacob	...	The Girl
John Malkovich	...	The Director
Sophie Marceau	...	The Girl
Vincent Perez	...	Niccolo
Jean Reno	...	Carlo
Kim Rossi Stuart	...	Silvano (as Kim Rossi-Stuart)
Inés Sastre	...	Carmen (as Ines Sastre)
Peter Weller	...	Husband
Marcello Mastroianni	...	The Man of All Vices
Jeanne Moreau	...	Friend
Enrica Antonioni	...	Boutique Manager
Carine Angeli
Alessandra Bonarotta		(as Alessandra Bonarota)

Also Known As:

Al di là delle nuvole (Italy)
Beyond the Clouds (USA)
Jenseits der Wolken (Germany)
Par-delà les nuages (France)

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

Italy | France | Germany

Language:

French | English | Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | USA:R (DVD rating) | South Korea:18 | Singapore:R21 | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:18 | Peru:14

Filming Locations:

Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Company:

Canal+

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Back to Room 666 (2008)

Soundtrack:

Your Blue Room

So soft and beautiful.

Beyond The Clouds is a hauntingly beautiful, elegiac work of art. The overall softness of the light that this movie is bathed in, makes you want to touch the screen. The autumnal mood conjured up could only been achieved by a director who has seen many summers of experience. Or, to put it another way, an old man. I know of no other movie that captures and uses the softness of light and seasonal mood with such ravishing quality as Beyond The Clouds. Nearly all the people in this film are beautiful, unless your idea of a beautiful woman is a pneumatic blond bimbo, that is. The dialogue doesn't really matter too much, not that there is much of it anyway, and as for storylines, forget it. Some films exist just as visual experiences, this is one of them. Don't bother if you want "simple entertainment",this not for you.

I could enthuse about the visual perfection of this movie for days, but I won't. If you are at all interested in cinematography, photography, film direction etc., watch this film.