Ask the Dust
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Summary:
Adapted from a novel by John Fante, Robert Towne's Ask the Dust stars Colin Farrell as Arturo Bandini, a young writer who comes to Los Angeles during the Great Depression in order to write a novel. As the film opens, he is down to his last nickel and decides to spend it on coffee in a diner. He is served by Camilla (Salma Hayek), a Mexican beauty he is instantly attr... Full Summary >>
Great Film Moments:
The Hard Stuff
The Milk Heist
Bad CoffeeCast:
Colin Farrell - (Arturo Bandini)
Salma Hayek - (Camilla)
Donald Sutherland - (Hellfrick)
Eileen Atkins - (Mrs. Hargraves)
Idina Menzel - (Vera Rivkin)
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Review:
The biggest accomplishment of Robert Towne's adaptation of John Fante's Ask the Dust is that it will make anyone who sees it want to read the book. The film threads numerous layers of symbolism into the relationship between young Italian writer Arturo Bandini (Colin Farrell) and the Mexican waitress Camilla (Salma Hayek). There... Continue >>
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