A Walk in the Clouds (1995)

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:

Love | Grape | Fire | Grandmother | Vintner

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:

Anachronisms: There is a scene of a country road with solid white lines painted along the edge. In the 1940's roads were not painted this way.

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 The Machinist: Breaking the Rules (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Cancion Mixteca

Beautiful...

This film in one word, "beautiful." Keanu Reeves and the rest of the cast make this film enjoyable. I am not a big fan of romance pictures, but this has to be one of the more enjoyable ones. The acting is superb and the story is excellent.

A young woman heading back home meets up with a chocolate salesman. She is pregnant (but not married) and cannot bare to face her father. Keanu's character hides his true identity to play the role as her husband.

This picture is worth seeing and I advise anyone to see it. Whether they are into romance films or not. People who bad-mouth this film are too dense to realize you don't need action and bloodshed to have a good movie.