A Walk in the Clouds (1995)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Alfonso Arau

Writers (WGA):

Robert Mark Kamen (screenplay) and
Mark Miller (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

11 August 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A man in search. A woman in need. A story of fate.

Plot:

After returning from the war, Paul and a young woman meet on a bus as she's headed home from college...

Plot Keywords:

Grape | Love | Fire | WWII | Brother

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 3 nominations

Cast

Keanu Reeves	...	Paul Sutton
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón	...	Victoria Aragon (as Aitana Sanchez-Gijon)
Anthony Quinn	...	Don Pedro Aragon
Giancarlo Giannini	...	Alberto Aragon
Angélica Aragón	...	Marie Jose Aragon (as Angelica Aragon)
Evangelina Elizondo	...	Guadelupe Aragon
Freddy Rodríguez	...	Pedro Aragon, Jr. (as Freddy Rodriguez)
Debra Messing	...	Betty Sutton
Febronio Covarrubias	...	Jose Manuel
Roberto Huerta	...	Jose Luis
Juan Jiménez	...	Jose Marie (as Juan Jimenez)
Ismael Gallegos	...	Jose's Musical Son
Alejandra Flores	...	Consuelo
Gema Sandoval	...	Maria
Don Amendolia	...	Father Coturri

Also Known As:

Caminando por las nubes (Mexico)
Un paseo por las nubes (Mexico)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for moments of sensuality and war action.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA | Mexico

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (as Dolby SR Digital)

Certification:

Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 (re-rating) | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Netherlands:AL | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 (Approved No. 33493) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Beringer Vineyards - 2000 Main Street, St. Helena, Napa Valley, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Keanu Reeves was injured during a friendly game of hockey with his friends during spare time. His lip was split, requiring six stitches. In his next scheduled scene, a love scene with Debra Messing, he was quoted as saying to her: "please don't hurt me."

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: While talking to his father in law on the balcony, Paul's hair changes repeatedly between shots.

Quotes:

Alberto Aragon: My daughter can trace her roots back 400 years to the best families in Mexico.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "ER: A Walk in the Woods (#7.14)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

Beer Barrel Polka

They don't make them like this any more, more's the pity

What a revelation, a romance, pure and simple, with no sex, no violence, no foul language just pure and simple romance. While many modern romance films claim to be such they invariably end up with hero and heroine ending up in bed (sometimes with a little too much detail thanks very much). But here, in this visually stunning feast, we have a romance where the hero, out of honour and respect, doesn't bed the heroine. I am amazed that it has taken me five plus years to see this movie, and I am grateful to the family channel for screening it for me to tape. With a relatively simple story, set against beautiful scenery with cinematography to die for, we are swept into a world of the past, where honour meant something, where marriage vows, no matter how hastily taken were still to be respected, and where a single pregnant female was a family shame (not the norm as today unfortunately). I read one review where the reviewer said "in reality Paul would have said not my problem babe get an abortion" in whose reality? 2002 reality perhaps but not 1940s reality, abortions were for bad, nasty girls in back streets, by unlicensed doctors not for nice girls who had made a mistake (okay so some things have changed for the better.) I simply loved this film, while it gives a fairy tale view of the vinyards and the family running it, it is a feast for the eyes and the soul. The entire cast are superb, particularly Anthony Quinn who relished his role as the family patriarch and seemed to simply enjoy being in this delightful tale and of course Keanu whose performance is so beautifully low key and understated he reminded me of those wonderful hollywood leading men of old, strong, silent, gorgeous, Cary Grant would have played this role back in the day, who would have thought to put Keanu in the same role? Turn off your 2002 brain and just revel in the sheer delight of this wonderful film. I just know I will watch this again and again.