A Walk in the Clouds (1995)

A married soldier returning from World War II poses as a pregnant woman's husband to save her from her father's anger and honor.

Director:

Alfonso Arau

Writers:

Robert Mark Kamen (screenplay), Mark Miller (screenplay)

Stars:

Keanu Reeves, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Anthony Quinn

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

A young married US military soldier, Paul, returns home after World War II and meets a girl, Victoria, along the way. Victoria is pregnant and terrified of returning home to her Mexican family where her strict over protective father will surely disapprove of her out of wedlock pregnancy. Wanting to help, Paul offers to pose as her husband to calm things over until such time he is free to leave again but as they spend time together, they start falling in love with each other. However, Paul is still married and they have to hold themselves back before fate would intervene and tragedy would ensue and they would finally be together.

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Plot Keywords:

falling in love | 1940s | world war ii veteran | post world war ii | aftermath of world war ii | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for moments of sensuality and war action

Details

Country:

USA Mexico

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 August 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Walk in the Clouds

Filming Locations:

Napa, Napa Valley, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$50,012,507

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Zucker Brothers Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Of the actors who portray the Aragon family, which is said to be Mexican, not all are actually of the heritage. While Angélica Aragón (mother), Evangelina Elizondo (grandmother) and Anthony Quinn (grandfather) are/were all Mexican-born, Quinn was also 1/4 Irish and portrayed many different heritages throughout his career. Giancarlo Giannini (father), known for his ability to speak different dialects, is Italian. Aitana Sánchez-Gijón (daughter) is Italian-Spanish. And Chicago-born Freddie Rodríguez (son) is of Puerto Rican descent.

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Goofs

As Paul is hitchhiking home south to San Francisco, a driver said he can take him as far as San Rafael. San Rafael is north of San Francisco. The car is also driving south (ocean to its right), which is correct. However, the coast is at least an hour out of his way to the west of Napa, and he would not have gone that way.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

Remake of The Virtuous Bigamist (1956)

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Soundtracks

Mariachi's Serenade
Lyrics by Alfonso Arau
Music by Leo Brouwer
Performed by Roberto Huerta, Juan Jiménez (as Juan Jimenez), Febronio Covarrubias and Ismael Gallegos

User Reviews

Romantic

I know most people put this movie down and call it "saccharine" but I happen to ADORE it and watch it every time it's on - usually ever weekend - and I never get tired of it. It's actually nice to see a man who is gentle and kind...who says that's not masculine? And Keanu is very easy on the eyes too!

Pure romance - the kind we rarely see and what we need more of! Less sex and violence!