Ask the Dust
Ask the Dust

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In early-1930s Los Angeles, California in the early 1930s, racism, poverty, and disease color the Bunker Hill neighborhood where Arturo Bandini (Colin Farrell), a lover of man and beast alike, has arrived from Colorado to write the great Los Angeles novel. Six months later he's down to his last nickel and orders a cup of coffee, which is served by Camilla Lopez (Salma Hayek): beautiful, self-possessed, and Mexican. Arturo gets advice, encouragement, and an occasional check fr... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Ask the Dust:

Colin Farrell
Salma Hayek Pinault
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In early-1930s Los Angeles, California in the early 1930s, racism, poverty, and disease color the Bunker Hill neighborhood where Arturo Bandini (Colin Farrell), a lover of man and beast alike, has arrived from Colorado to write the great Los Angeles novel. Six months later he's down to his last nickel and orders a cup of coffee, which is served by Camilla Lopez (Salma Hayek): beautiful, self-possessed, and Mexican. Arturo gets advice, encouragement, and an occasional check from H.L. Mencken (Richard Schickel), so he keeps writing and he keeps seeing Camilla. But he's mean to her for no apparent reason, so the relationship sputters. A housekeeper from back East suggests a way out of his jealousy and fears.

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Compuserve - 9/10 by Harvey S. KartenIf you can believe that a character with Colin Farrell's good looks has no experience with women until he meets Salma Hayek, you can have a reasonably fun time with this melodramatic and stylized pic.
Flick Filosopher - 9/10 by MaryAnn JohansonFarrell pulls off here what is unfortunately all too rare in film acting: he understands the character he's playing better than the character himself, and he uses that knowledge to spin a bit of movie magic.
EricDSnider.com - 9/10 by Eric D. SniderThe details add up to a story, but it's not cohesive and fluid enough to be engaging. How are we supposed to love the characters when we never understand their behavior?
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - 9/10 by William ArnoldFarrell is badly miscast as an ethnic Italian with an inferiority complex, the star-crossed love story has very little emotional pull, and even the (heavily CGI-enhanced) period atmosphere ultimately seems rather forced and self-conscious.
Baltimore Sun - 9/10 by Michael SragowAsk the Dust is more than an amorous period piece. It's a strongly bitter, strongly sweet poem in prose and motion.
Dallas Morning News - 9/10 by Philip WuntchWhether or not you're familiar with John Fante, if you like novels, you'll like Ask the Dust.
ReelViews - 8/10 by James BerardinelliAt a time when juvenile movies often dominate theaters, this is an adult movie through-and-through, and evidence that there are filmmakers who care about entertaining a more mature audience.
Kaplan vs. Kaplan - 8/10 by David KaplanRobert Towne has some terrific films to his credit, including the classic "Chinatown" and later "The Firm"---- "Ask the Dust" is not one of them.
Spirituality and Practice - 8/10 by Frederic and Mary Ann BrussatAn excessively melodrama story filled with cliches about writing.
ColeSmithey.com - 8/10 by Cole SmitheyNo one gets away unscathed in Robert Towne's overblown attempt at transfiguring John Fante's novel to film.

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