WALK IN THE CLOUDS (DVD/SPAN) NLA DVD

A Walk in the Clouds
In this atmospheric romantic drama, Keanu Reeves plays Paul Sutton, who has just returned home from a stretch in the Army during World War II. Still reeling from the horrors of war, Paul wants to settle down and start a farm, but his wife Betty (Debra Messing), whom he met and impulsively married shortly before shipping out, has arranged for him to take a job as a salesman peddling chocolates. While taking a sales trip to another town, he befriends a beautiful but distraught young woman, Victoria Aragon (Aitana Sanchez-Gijon). While away at college, Victoria met and fell in love with a young man and soon became pregnant; however, when her boyfriend discovered she was expecting, he abandoned her. She returns home full of shame and fearful of her father's reaction. But Paul gets an idea -- he'll pose as her husband and leave after a day or two, so when she's left alone with the child, the disgrace will be on him, not her. Victoria agrees, and Paul joins Victoria as she arrives at her family's estate in the California wine country. Most of the Aragon family take to Paul readily enough, especially Grandfather Don Pedro (Anthony Quinn), but Victoria's father, Alberto (Giancarlo Giannini), senses something amiss between the young couple. A Walk In The Clouds was the first American film from director Alfonso Arau, who previously made the international hit Like Water For Chocolate. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast Keanu Reeves as Paul Sutton Aitana Sanchez-Gijon as Victoria Aragon Anthony Quinn as Don Pedro Aragon Giancarlo Giannini as Alberto Aragon Angélica Aragón as Marie Jose Aragon Evangelina Elizondo as Guadelupe Aragon

Crew Daniel Maltese - Art Director John Lyons - Casting Christine Sheaks - Casting Michael Smuin - Choreography Bill Johnson - Co-producer Judy Ruskin - Costume Designer Newt Arnold - First Assistant Director David Sosna - First Assistant Director Alfonso Arau - Director Don Zimmerman - Editor James D. Brubaker - Executive Producer Maurice Jarre - Composer (Music Score) Jose Antonio Garcia - Musical Direction/Supervision Leo Brouwer - Songwriter Julie Hewett - Makeup Rodrigo García - Camera Operator David Gropman - Production Designer Emmanuel Lubezki - Cinematographer Gil Netter - Producer David Zucker - Producer Jerry Zucker - Producer Robert Fechtman - Set Designer Denise Pizzini - Set Designer Syd Dutton - Special Effects Bill Taylor - Special Effects Mike Johnson - Stunts Steve Lambert - Stunts Jack Lilley - Stunts Phil Chong - Stunts Robert Mark Kamen - Screenwriter Mark Miller - Screenwriter

A Walk in the Clouds
Cynics beware: A Walk in the Clouds is a voluptuously photographed exercise in romanticism that may seduce viewers away from their hard-bitten outlooks. Director Alfonso Arau (Like Water for Chocolate) gives the movie a soft-focus sweetness that might seem marshmallow if not for the work of Giancarlo Giannini and the late Anthony Quinn. Playing Alberto, the stern Mexican father of the lovely Victoria Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, Giannini spits the fire and resentment of a wounded dragon outraged at the sudden, suspicious marriage of his daughter to American ex-serviceman Paul Sutton Keanu Reeves. Giannini and screenwriters Robert Mark Kamen and Mark Miller infuse Alberto with the deep emotional pain of someone who loves his family's traditions and hates their collapse. Romance and romanticism are never easy, so Alberto's pain grounds the emotional reality of the movie, as does the innocence displayed by Reeves and Sanchez-Gijon. The tug of war between Alberto and the other principals gives Quinn a chance to shine; he captures just the right tone of whimsy and wisdom as the family patriarch who knows it will work out well in the end. ~ Nick Sambides, Jr., All Movie Guide
 

Maurice Jarre: Golden Globe, Best Original Score (winner)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French, Spanish Subtitle Options: English, Spanish Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DDS: Dolby Digital Surround Additional Features: cc Tráiler Cinematográfico Munús interactivos Selección de escenas Widescreen anamórfica (relación de aspecto 1.85:1) Formato pantalla completa (relación de aspecto 1.33:1) Audio: Inglés 5.1 Dolby Surround, Francés 5.1 Dolby Surround, Español Dolby Surround Subtítulos: Español, Inglés DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: PG13 DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 102 min Part of Series: 20th Century Fox en Español   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Main Titles [2:27] 2. Back From the War [5:43] 3. To Work [3:06] 4. The Bus [3:41] 5. Helping Victoria [6:21] 6. The Aragon Family [11:12] 7. That Night [7:17] 8. Frost [3:26] 9. An Extra Day [6:20] 10. The Harvest [11:01] 11. Business [3:14] 12. Rejection [4:08] 13. Don Pedro [6:35] 14. The Festival [5:12] 15. Contemplation [2:23] 16. San Francisco [2:43] 17. Back to the Clouds [2:27] 18. Fire [6:53] 19. A Commitment [3:02] 20. End Titles [4:45] 1. Main Titles [2:27] 2. Back From the War [5:43] 3. To Work [3:07] 4. The Bus [3:41] 5. Helping Victoria [6:21] 6. The Aragon Family [11:12] 7. That Night [7:17] 8. Frost [3:26] 9. An Extra Day [6:20] 10. The Harvest [11:01] 11. Business [3:14] 12. Rejection [4:08] 13. Don Pedro [6:35] 14. The Festival [5:12] 15. Contemplation [2:23] 16. San Francisco [2:43] 17. Back to the Clouds [2:27] 18. Fire [6:53] 19. A Commitment [3:02] 20. End Titles [4:45]