Head in the Clouds (2004)

Director:

John Duigan

Writer:

John Duigan (written by)

Release Date:

30 October 2004 (Japan)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | War

Tagline:

Three lives. One destiny.

Plot:

HEAD IN THE CLOUDS is a sweeping romantic drama set in 1930's England, Paris, and Spain. Gilda Bessé...

Plot Keywords:

Spain | 1930s | Photographer | England | Ménage À Trois

Awards:

6 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Charlize Theron	...	Gilda Bessé
Penélope Cruz	...	Mia
Stuart Townsend	...	Guy Malyon
Thomas Kretschmann	...	Major Franz Bietrich
Steven Berkoff	...	Charles Bessé
David La Haye	...	Lucien
Karine Vanasse	...	Lisette
Gabriel Hogan	...	Julian Elsworth
Peter Cockett	...	Max
Élizabeth Chouvalidzé	...	Fortune Teller
Jolyane Langlois	...	Gilda, Age 14
Sophie Desmarais	...	Élodie
Éloïsa Laflamme-Cervantes	...	Julie
Ivan Vukov	...	Undergraduate #1
Sebastian Bailey	...	Undergraduate #2

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, nudity and some violence.

Runtime:

Canada:121 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:132 min

Country:

UK | Canada

Language:

English | German | French | Spanish

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:16 | Australia:MA | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Japan:R-15 | Singapore:M18 | UK:15 | USA:R | Finland:K-15 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Remstar Productions

Quotes:

Gilda Bessé: Beauty, bravery, and brains. What a catch. You also have a nice willy, and I hope to dream about it.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Cinemania: I anodos kai i ptosi tou Nazismou" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Blue Drag

not great... but romantic and beautiful chemistry

I saw this movie not expecting much from it. I was more interested in seeing how the chemistry between Charlize and Stuart works as they are lovers in real life too.

The movie is a melodramatic love story that takes place in the years that preceded WW II and during the war. The story is rather predictable and quite boring sometimes.

But what makes this movie nice to see are some moments that are nicely portrayed by the main actors and that I find rather moving. And if something makes this movie special, is Stuart Townsend that gives a certain feeling to his character.

In the end, I liked the movie as I ignored some of its flaws (like most of the movies I see)and appreciated the overall atmosphere created, a couple of moving a memorable scenes and the beautiful chemistry between Charlize and Stuart. I think, it is underrated. It should be around 6.5-7. I give him an 8, as a balance.