
On a rainy night in 1933, the young, rebellious and provocative heiress of a French champagne magnate, Gilda Bessé, storms into the quiet life of the timid Oxford undergraduate, Guy Malyon, taking him by surprise. And before he knows it, Guy is love-smitten, and taken in the Parisian apartment of the now famous photographer, Gilda, living under the same roof with her muse and Spanish political idealist, Mia. However, as Spain gradually succumbs to the Nationalists, Mia and G... (Full plot summary below)
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On a rainy night in 1933, the young, rebellious and provocative heiress of a French champagne magnate, Gilda Bessé, storms into the quiet life of the timid Oxford undergraduate, Guy Malyon, taking him by surprise. And before he knows it, Guy is love-smitten, and taken in the Parisian apartment of the now famous photographer, Gilda, living under the same roof with her muse and Spanish political idealist, Mia. However, as Spain gradually succumbs to the Nationalists, Mia and Guy's commitment to the cause of the Spanish Republic will threaten to break up their bohemian and almost idyllic coexistence. In the end, as Adolf Hitler rises into power, can a war-torn Europe separate the three companions forever?
Leave your thoughts about Head in the Clouds.
| Film Journal InternationalRichard James HavisThose who like a smattering of history with their entertainment will be disappointed, as historical details are kept vague. Even those who turn up purely for the romance won't be satisfied. |
| Film BlatherEugene NovikovIt is considerably more interesting when it is exploring the seeming contradiction between Gilda's loyalty and her hedonistic tendencies. |
| Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesOn paper the story may seem hopelessly contrived -- another nostalgia piece for art-house liberals -- but on-screen it's presented in purely emotional terms, which allows Duigan and his excellent leads to inhabit and ultimately transcend the period. |
| Dallas Morning NewsCharles EalyHead in the Clouds may be beautiful, but it has little soul. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertCharlize Theron is one of the few actresses equal to the role, bringing to it beauty, steel-edged repose, and mystery. |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderThe film is emotionally distanced from its audience, too stoic and stuffy. You'd never guess a film with as much sex as this one could be so stodgy, but there you go. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeIf John Duigan set out to make the most preposterous, over-the-top and sweeping epic he could cobble together, then he succeeded with a vengeance. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyEven as a potboiler, this melodrama is too silly and improbable to be enjoyed as trash |
| tonymedley.comTony MedleyPerplexing as the characters are, the story is involving and the ending as the Allies drive the Nazis out of Paris is thought-provoking. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneJeff StricklerThe love story rates a B, while the drama is a C at best. Granted, the adventure part perks up to an A-minus, but you have to wade through two-thirds of the movie to get there. |