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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.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 6 nominations
Kim Rossi Stuart
- Silvano
- (as Kim Rossi-Stuart)
Inés Sastre
- Carmen
- (as Ines Sastre)
- Directors
- Michelangelo Antonioni
- Wim Wenders(prologue, intermissions & epilogue)
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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- TriviaIn 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.
- Alternate versionsThere 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in To Make a Film Is to Be Alive (1995)
- SoundtracksUnknown Love
Written by Lucio Dalla and Robert Sidoli
Performed by Giuseppe D'Onghia (as Beppe Donghia) (piano) and Lucio Dalla (clarin)
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That rare film - visual poetry combined with serene reflection on life and love.
I was stunned by this film. I have been renting Antonioni's films/rediscovering them, and this film showed me the climax and fruits of his 50 years of directing. What an eye for setting, color, and detail! I have never seen such visual beauty and poetry filmed before. I had to stop after the first story and hold back the tears. Yes, beauty moves me, like it moved Keats to write Ode on a Grecian Urn. This movie is made for the mature, emotionally and intellectually, audience. Those hoping to see physical action and soap opera will be disappointed. I will have to see this film several times before I can truly appreciate it and judge it. This film should be required viewing for all cinematographers and directors.
Possibly a truly great film, on the order of Kurosawa's Dreams.
Possibly a truly great film, on the order of Kurosawa's Dreams.
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- Jul 5, 2003
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $31,738
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $12,596
- Dec 5, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $31,738
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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