A Walk in the Clouds (1995)

Director:

Alfonso Arau

Writers (WGA):

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

Love | Harvest | Grape | Cloud | Tradition

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
Gregory Paul Martin	...	Armistead Knox (as Gregory Martin)
Mary Pat Gleason	...	Bus Driver
John Dennis Johnston	...	Lout #1
Joseph Lindsey	...	Lout #2
Mark Matheisen	...	Soldier
Macon McCalman	...	Conductor
Ivory Ocean	...	Truck Driver
Fred Burri	...	Swiss Yodler
Stephanie Maislen	...	USO Woman
Brad Rea	...	Soldier #2
Joe Troconis	...	Man at Gate
Loren Zitomersky	...	Ten Year Old Boy (as Loren Sitomer)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bret Culpepper	...	Josh the Ranchhand (uncredited)
Erica Howard	...	Woman on Bus (uncredited)
Petunia Phillips	...	Swiss Festival Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by
Alfonso Arau

Writing credits (WGA)
Robert Mark Kamen		(screenplay) and
Mark Miller		(screenplay) &
Harvey Weitzman		(screenplay)
Piero Tellini		(story and screenplay material: "Quattro passi fra le nuvole") and
Cesare Zavattini		(story and screenplay material: "Quattro passi fra le nuvole") and
Vittorio de Benedetti		(story and screenplay material: "Quattro passi fra le nuvole")

Produced by
James D. Brubaker	....	executive producer
Bill Johnson	....	co-producer
Stephen Lytle	....	associate producer
Gil Netter	....	producer
David Zucker	....	producer
Jerry Zucker	....	producer

Original Music by
Maurice Jarre

Cinematography by
Emmanuel Lubezki		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Don Zimmerman

Casting by
John S. Lyons		(as John Lyons)
Christine Sheaks
Melissa M. Thomas

Production Design by
David Gropman

Art Direction by
Daniel Maltese

Set Decoration by
Denise Pizzini

Costume Design by
Judy L. Ruskin

Makeup Department
Catherine Childers	....	hair stylist
Mindy Hall	....	makeup artist
Julie Hewett	....	key makeup artist
Erwin H. Kupitz	....	wig designer
Beth Miller	....	key hair stylist
Denise Paulson	....	makeup artist

Production Management
James D. Brubaker	....	unit production manager
Tina L. Fortenberry	....	production supervisor
Paul Moen	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Newt Arnold	....	first assistant director
Ron Dempsey	....	assistant director
Andrew M. Flinn	....	second assistant director: additional photography
David McWhirter	....	second second assistant director
Kenneth J. Silverstein	....	second assistant director (as Kenneth Silverstein)
David Sosna	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Jess Anscott	....	greensman
Emilio R. Aramendia	....	on-set dresser: Napa (as Emilio Ricardo Aramendia)
Kristin Argue	....	set dresser
Lori Ashcraft	....	art department coordinator
John Barbera	....	labor gang boss
Brent Boates	....	illustrator
Ignacio Borja	....	graphics: one sheet concepts
Richard J. Brown	....	assistant props: Napa (as Richard Brown)
Paul J. Campanella	....	stand-by painter
Larry Clark	....	paint supervisor
Thomas Culberhouse	....	propmaker foreman (as Tom Culberhouse)
Mauricio De Aguinaco	....	assistant art director
John Dexter	....	assistant art director
Bruce Di Valerio	....	construction coordinator
Flint Ellsworth	....	art department researcher
Scott Farber	....	swing gang (as Scott D. Farber)
Robert Fechtman	....	set designer
Emily Ferry	....	property master
Otniel Gonzalez	....	property assistant
Erik Grasteit	....	assistant property master
Jeffery J. Jenkins	....	paint foreman
Jeff L. Johnson	....	propmaker foreman (as Jeff Johnson)
Donald E. Kerns	....	construction coordinator: Napa (as Donald Kerns)
Geoffrey Lake	....	assistant greensman: Napa
Mark Lapotsky	....	greensman
Nickle Lauritzen	....	swing gang
Mara Massey	....	on-set dresser
Douglas McKay	....	swing gang (as Douglas James McKay)
Doni McMillan	....	leadperson: Napa (as Don McMillan)
Don W. Monson	....	propmaker foreman (as Don Monson)
Kenny Montante	....	assistant props: Napa
Barbara Munch	....	leadperson: Napa
Douglas Barrett Netter	....	art department production assistant (as Douglas B. Netter)
Harry Niedzwetski	....	assistant greensman: Napa (as Harry Niedzwetzki)
Steve Perea	....	labor foreman
Joseph Perugini	....	plasterer foreman
Bruce Richter	....	carpenter
Monti Santilli Rainbolt	....	swing gang (as Monti Rainbolt)
Joy Taylor	....	assistant property master
Eugene M. Texeira	....	assistant greensman: Napa
Kenneth Turek	....	leadman (as Ken Turek)
Mark Vena	....	illustrator (as Marc Vena)
Edward Wouters	....	construction foreman (as Edward M. Wouters)
John Zemansky	....	property master
George Zimninsky	....	greensman: Napa (as George Zimininsky)
Harold Michelson	....	visual consultant (uncredited)
Craig Seamas	....	carpenter: Napa (uncredited)

Sound Department
George H. Anderson	....	adr editor (as George Anderson)
Bill W. Benton	....	sound re-recording mixer
Zane D. Bruce	....	foley artist (as Zane Bruce)
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
Chris Carpenter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Carrie Cashman	....	sound recordist (as Carrie Landaker Minkler)
Jeff Erdmann	....	cable
Tim Gomillion	....	sound recordist
Don Hall	....	supervising sound editor
Hilda Hodges	....	foley artist
Roxanne Jones	....	sound editor (as Roxanne Jones McCarthy)
Elizabeth Kenton	....	dialogue editor
Mary Jo Lang	....	foley mixer
Vanessa Lapato	....	assistant sound editor
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
George Reinhardt	....	boom person: Napa
George Reinhardt	....	cable: Napa
Sergio Reyes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Carolyn Tapp	....	foley recordist
John Roesch	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Robbie Clot	....	special effects: Napa (as Robert P. Clot)
Scott Forbes	....	special effects foreman
Scott Garcia	....	special effects technician
Geoff Heron	....	special effects: Napa
Rod M. Janusch	....	special effects: Napa (as Rod Janusch)
Nick Karas	....	special effects
Jeffrey Knott	....	special effects
Gary McClendon	....	special effects: Napa
John McLeod	....	special effects coordinator
Barry McQueary	....	special effects (as Barry L. McQueary)
Tom Sindicich	....	special effects: Napa (as Thomas Sindicich)
Dane Spelman	....	special effects: Napa
Frank W. Tarantino	....	special effects: Napa (as Frank William Tarantino)
Keith Urban	....	special effects: Napa
Bruno Van Zeebroeck	....	special effects coordinator: dream sequences

Visual Effects by
Syd Dutton	....	special visual effects: Illusion Arts
Donald Hansard Sr.	....	process coordinator (as Donald R. Hansard Sr.)
Don Hansard	....	process engineer (as Don Hansard Jr.)
Lynn Ledgerwood	....	matte effects: Illusion Arts
Fumi Mashimo	....	digital animation: Illusion Arts (as Fumi Maskimo)
Richard Patterson	....	digital supervisor: Illusion Arts
Mark Sawicki	....	matte photography: Illusion Arts
Larry Shuler	....	grip: Illusion Arts
Robert Stromberg	....	visual effects supervisor
David Stump	....	matte photography: Illusion Arts (as Dave Stump)
Catherine Sudolcan	....	production coordinator: Illusion Arts
Bill Taylor	....	special visual effects: Illusion Arts
Mike Wassel	....	matte artist: Illusion Arts
David S. Williams Jr.	....	optical photography: Illusion Arts
Pam Vick	....	rotoscope artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Heather Burton	....	stunts
Phil Chong	....	stunts
Jake Crawford	....	stunt coordinator
Gary Guercio	....	stunts
Mike Johnson	....	stunts (as Michael Johnson)
Steven Lambert	....	stunts (as Steve Lambert)
Jack Lilley	....	stunts
Brian Joseph Moore	....	stunts (as Brian Moore)
Bobby Porter	....	stunts
Peter Stader	....	stunts
Sammy Thurman	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Alarian	....	gaffer: second unit
Brian W. Armstrong	....	first assistant camera
James Babineaux	....	rigging gaffer
James Beaumonte	....	lamp operator: Napa (as Jim Beaumont)
J. Chuck Biagio	....	best boy: Napa
Gary Brostrom	....	grip
Robert Clancey	....	grip (as Robert L. Clancey)
Murray Close	....	still photographer
Mark J. Coyne	....	assistant camera
Richard Crompton	....	rigging grip
Laurence Cropley	....	lamp operator
Joseph Emanuele	....	lamp operator: Napa
Rodrigo García	....	camera operator (as Rodrigo Garcia)
David Garden	....	film loader (as David M. Garden)
Dennis Gehringer	....	lamp operator: Napa
Robert Gray	....	key grip (as Bob Gray)
Chris Hood	....	additional second assistant camera
Doug Hunt	....	video assist: Napa (as Douglas Hunt)
Walter 'T.J.' Johnson	....	grip (as Tom 'T.J.' Johnson)
Kenny King	....	best boy grip
David Maddux	....	lamp operator (as Dave Maddux)
Stevie Maislen	....	camera production assistant
Anthony J. Martin	....	camera loader: Napa
Robert 'Boomer' McCann	....	key grip: Napa
Steven J. Mikolas	....	video assist
Mark Nakahara	....	lamp operator: Napa
Dayton Nietert	....	chief lighting
Jeff Orsa	....	lamp operator
Bobby Powell	....	first electrician: Napa (as Robert E. Powell)
Brad Rea	....	dolly grip
Wesley Riley	....	grip: Napa (as Wesley E. Riley)
David Schmalz	....	video assist operator
Gihan 'Sandy' Seneviratne	....	lamp operator (as Gihan Seneviratne)
Terry Sullivan	....	lamp operator: Napa
Greg Wardell	....	assistant chief lighting
Harry Zimmerman	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Lisa S. Beasley	....	extras casting
Rick Casorla	....	extras casting (as Ric Casorla)
David Diamond	....	casting associate
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Nancy Hayes	....	extras casting: Napa
Stephanie Holbrook	....	local casting
Cassandra Kulukundis	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
María Aguilar	....	costumer (as Maria Aguilar)
Michael Becker	....	costumer: Napa
Marsha Bozeman	....	wardrobe
Carlos Brown	....	assistant costume designer
Lori DeLapp	....	costumer (as Lori McClellen)
Nancy Foreman	....	seamstress: Napa
Barbara Kassal	....	costumer: Napa
Cookie Lopez	....	costumer
David Page	....	costumer
Kathy Phillips	....	costumer: Napa
Lahly Poore	....	wardrobe supervisor
Matt Reitsma	....	wardrobe dyer
David Ruble	....	tailor
Nancy Servin	....	costumer: Napa (as Nancy Hart Servin)

Editorial Department
Bob Kaiser	....	color timer
Steve New	....	negative cutter (as Steven New)
Dean Zimmerman	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Bob Bornstein	....	music preparation
Liona Boyd	....	musician: classical guitar solos
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
Dan Carlin Sr.	....	music editor
George Doering	....	musician
Ruy Folguera	....	music supervisor
Maurice Jarre	....	music conductor
Marisol Jiménez	....	music department coordinator (as Marisol Jimenez)
Leslie Morris	....	orchestra manager
Shawn Murphy	....	music recordist
Cecilia Noel	....	vocalist: folkloric singer

Transportation Department
Wayne Nelson	....	transportation coordinator
Wayne Williams	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Nellie Adami	....	set production assistant: additional photography
Julie Adams	....	dialect coach
Yareli Arizmendi	....	adr dialect consultant
David M. Atkinson	....	payroll accountant
Vicente Baldwin T.	....	assistant: Mr. Arau
Anna Baltimore	....	first aid
Gina Barrios	....	first aid (as Gina A. Tetsch)
Charles M. Bernstein	....	consultant: World War II, Former U.S. Marine Corps
Denise Blasor	....	voice-over artist
Jimmy Covey	....	production assistant: Napa (as James Covey)
Bettye Dicks	....	production assistant: Napa
Mitchell El Mahdy	....	first aid (as Mitchel R. El-Mahdy)
Rory Enke	....	location manager: Napa
Silvana Gallardo	....	drama consultant
Susana Garrido	....	assistant: Mr. Arau
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret	....	script supervisor
Norman Gary	....	bee wrangler
Steve Gary	....	assistant bee wrangler
Mark Hager	....	production assistant: Napa
Beverly Harrison	....	assistant: Mr. Arau
Dana I. Heckler	....	craft service
Brian Herbert	....	assistant location manager
Rob Hoge	....	assistant location manager: Napa (as Robert Hoge)
Erica Howard	....	production assistant
Joseph S. Innocenzi	....	chef
Tom Judt	....	craft service: Napa
Michael Kelly	....	production assistant
David Lamb	....	assistant location manager: Napa
Cynthia Lejeune	....	assistant accountant (as Cynthia LeJeune)
Clay M. Lilley	....	boss wrangler
Katie Locke	....	assistant: Jerry Zucker
Roger Marmoleso	....	security (as Roger R. Marmolejo)
Elizabeth Maxwell	....	caterer
Michael Maxwell	....	caterer
Christopher Medak	....	key set production assistant
Daniel Nichols	....	head technician
Mitchell Nyberg	....	production assistant: Napa (as Mitch Nyberg)
Daniel Puglisi	....	assistant: Mr. Netter
Kelly Richards Ralston	....	first assistant accountant
Joseph Rappa	....	production assistant (as Joey Rappa)
Paul Ripple	....	production assistant
Dave Rodgers	....	wrangler
Rafael Rodriguez	....	technical advisor: Napa
Michael Salven	....	key set production assistant
Steven Shkolnik	....	location manager
Garrison Singer	....	production accountant (as Garrison M. Singer)
Gregg Singer	....	assistant to director
L.A. Smith	....	snake control: Napa
Marc Smith	....	snake control: Napa
Michael Smuin	....	choreographer
Maureen Stanton-Leveque	....	assistant production coordinator
Lauren Beth Strogoff	....	unit publicist
Massimo Tellini	....	cultural consultant
Massimo Tellini	....	historical consultant
William S. Turchyn	....	craft service
Ingrid Urich-Sass	....	script supervisor (as Ingrid Urich-Sass Arias)
Gretchen Van Zeebroeck	....	production coordinator
James J. Wilhelm	....	craft service: Napa
Elise Ganz	....	studio teacher (uncredited)

Thanks
Giuseppe Amato	....	film dedicated to
Massimo Tellini	....	acknowledgment: based on "Quattro passi fra le nuvole" by assignment of

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (as Twentieth Century Fox) (presents)
• Zucker Brothers Productions (producer) (as Zucker Brothers)

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2000) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (1995) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Spentzos Films (1996) (Greece) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Abril Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Gativideo (1995) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (Spain)

Special Effects

• Illusion Arts (special visual effects)

Other Companies

• American Humane Association, The  animal action monitoring
• C.A.S.T. Security  security
• Cast of Thousands  extras casting
• Cinelease  the producers wish to thank
• City of St. Helena, The  the producers wish to thank
• Coca-Cola Company, The  the producers wish to thank
• County of Napa, The  the producers wish to thank
• County of Sonoma, The  the producers wish to thank
• Enterprise Rent-A-Car  the producers wish to thank
• Film Unit @ The Post Group, The  post production services provided by
• Fox Movietone News  provided by: World War II footage
• Fox Records  soundtrack available on
• Home on the Range  caterers
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)
• J. Dolan Projection Units  the producers wish to thank (as J. Dolan Projection)
• J.L. Fisher  camera dollies provided by
• Lightworks (II)  edited on (as The Lightworks)
• Milan Records  soundtrack available on (as Milan)
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  hair and make-up trailers
• Movie Movers  wardrobe trailer
• NEC Technologies Inc.  provided by: editorial projection system
• Nina Saxon Film Design  main and end titles designed by
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Panavision  cameras & lenses (as Panavision®)
• Sony Studios  music recorded and mixed at
• The Loop Group  adr voice casting
• Twentieth Century-Fox Studios, Hollywood  post-production sound facilities (as Twentieth Century Fox Studios)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for moments of sensuality and war action (Approved No. 33493)

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) | Peru:PT | 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:

Alverno High School - 200 North Michillinda Avenue, Sierra Madre, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

The two top medals on Keanu Reeves' character's uniform include the Bronze Star with a V for valor and the Purple Heart.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Although a version of the music that the German/Austrian band plays at the wine festival existed in the 1940s, the version played did not exist until 1975.

Quotes:

Victoria Aragón:We can sleep in Pedro's room.
María José Aragón:In that teeny-tiny little bed?
[laughs]
María José Aragón:On your wedding night? Ay hija, no. You need room, to maneuver.
Victoria Aragón:Mommy!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Bollywood Hero: Episode #1.1" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Cancion Mixteca

A great film

This movie is probably up there with While You Were Sleeping in my favorite romances.

Not only are the dialogue, the acting, and the plot good, the honor Reeves' character gave to Sánchez-Gijón's by not sleeping with her was amazing - I haven't seen anything like that in any other movie I've ever seen.

I say watch this movie. It's a bit slow, a bit quiet, but the chemistry is worth seeing.