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Beyond the Clouds

Original title: Al di là delle nuvole
  • 19951995
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 50m
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6.4/10
6K
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Beyond the Clouds (1995)
DramaRomance
Four stories about short or long relationships between men and women in Italy and France.Four stories about short or long relationships between men and women in Italy and France.Four stories about short or long relationships between men and women in Italy and France.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
6K
YOUR RATING
    • Michelangelo Antonioni
    • Wim Wenders(prologue, intermissions & epilogue)
  • Writers
    • Tonino Guerra
    • Michelangelo Antonioni(screenplay)
    • Wim Wenders
  • Stars
    • Fanny Ardant
    • Chiara Caselli
    • Irène Jacob
    • Michelangelo Antonioni
    • Wim Wenders(prologue, intermissions & epilogue)
  • Writers
    • Tonino Guerra
    • Michelangelo Antonioni(screenplay)
    • Wim Wenders
  • Stars
    • Fanny Ardant
    • Chiara Caselli
    • Irène Jacob
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 44User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
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    Sophie Marceau in Beyond the Clouds (1995)
    Beyond the Clouds (1995)
    Beyond the Clouds (1995)
    Sophie Marceau in Beyond the Clouds (1995)
    Fanny Ardant and Jean Reno in Beyond the Clouds (1995)
    Kim Rossi Stuart and Inés Sastre in Beyond the Clouds (1995)
    Kim Rossi Stuart in Beyond the Clouds (1995)
    John Malkovich and Sophie Marceau in Beyond the Clouds (1995)
    Peter Weller in Beyond the Clouds (1995)
    Chiara Caselli in Beyond the Clouds (1995)
    Fanny Ardant and Peter Weller in Beyond the Clouds (1995)
    Chiara Caselli in Beyond the Clouds (1995)

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    Fanny Ardant
    Fanny Ardant
    • Patricia
    Chiara Caselli
    Chiara Caselli
    • Mistress
    Irène Jacob
    Irène Jacob
    • The Girl
    John Malkovich
    John Malkovich
    • The Director
    Sophie Marceau
    Sophie Marceau
    • The Girl
    Vincent Perez
    Vincent Perez
    • Niccolo
    Jean Reno
    Jean Reno
    • Carlo
    Kim Rossi Stuart
    Kim Rossi Stuart
    • Silvano
    • (as Kim Rossi-Stuart)
    Inés Sastre
    Inés Sastre
    • Carmen
    • (as Ines Sastre)
    Peter Weller
    Peter Weller
    • Husband
    Marcello Mastroianni
    Marcello Mastroianni
    • The Man of All Vices
    Jeanne Moreau
    Jeanne Moreau
    • Friend
    Carine Angeli
    Alessandra Bonarota
    Laurence Calabrese
    Tracey Caligiuri
    Hervé Décalion
    John-Emmanuel Gartmann
      • Michelangelo Antonioni
      • Wim Wenders(prologue, intermissions & epilogue)
    • Writers
      • Tonino Guerra
      • Michelangelo Antonioni(screenplay) (book "That Bowling Alley on the Tiber River")
      • Wim Wenders
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      In order to obtain the covering insurance needed to put the film into production, Michelangelo Antonioni (who was still recovering from a severely debilitating stroke) had to agree to have a secondary director on staff, ready to take over from him at any time. His choice, Wim Wenders, even provided the prologue and epilogue for the film.
    • Quotes

      Patricia: [translation] Everything is ridiculous. Love is ridiculous. It has to be said. It's an illusion, a trap. But the trap is mysterious, so we all fall into it. Like stewed prunes!

    • Alternate versions
      There are two slightly different versions of the movie, the difference ocurring at the end. The US version of 'Beyond The Clouds' (Al di là delle nuvole, 1995) lacks the complete voice-over narration by John Malkovich's character at the end of the movie, from the moment he enters the hotel until the last image, before going to credits. The only line heard is: 'The director's profession is very peculiar...'; whereas the European cut of the movie contains a longer narration, also starting with the same line, but expanding until the last image before fading to credits. The voice-over talks about how the director's profession is to find images, only to discover another image beneath the previous one which is more faithful to the truth, and then another, and another, until you reach the one which equals reality, the one no one will ever see. Both versions are equally powerful in their own right, though it's interesting to note such a minor difference was made in the first place. Both versions are available, the US version was released in DVD, and the European version is available in VHS only.
    • Connections
      Featured in To Make a Film Is to Be Alive (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Unknown Love
      Written by Lucio Dalla and Robert Sidoli

      Performed by Giuseppe D'Onghia (as Beppe Donghia) (piano) and Lucio Dalla (clarin)

    User reviews44

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    Brilliantly filmed but a misguided film
    For thirteen years after "Identification of a Woman" Michelangelo Antonioni was unable to make another film. However in 1995 he made a sudden return with "Beyond the Clouds" a collection of short stories linked by a film director (john Malkovich). Each film explores, with no real conviction or success the themes of desire,love and deception . At the time the film was hailed as a success, both Antonioni and wenders, who undoubtedly directed parts of the film, were praised. However on closer examination "beyond the Clouds" is far from a masterpiece although visually the images are beautiful all the stories are both implausible and without depth. The film fails in its attempts to explore complex human emotions. John Malkovich's character also fails to link the stories neatly and his ramblings are both pretentious and boring. The only story worthy of real praise is the final one starring Irene Jacob, always superb, who adds a touch of concision to an otherwise lost film. For those looking to explore the human emotions of love, desire, freedom , loss and loneliness would do far better to watch Krystof Kielslowski,s acomplished "Three colours" trilogy which cleary show the late Kielslowski to be far superior to Antonioni.
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    • Mr Happy
    • Sep 3, 1998

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    • Release date
      • October 27, 1995 (Italy)
      • France
      • Germany
      • Italy
      • French
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Ferrara, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Sunshine
      • France 3 Cinéma
      • Ciné B
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    • 1 hour 50 minutes
      • Dolby Stereo

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