Colin Farrell
Arturo Bandini
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Ask the Dust is the most popular novel of American author John Fante, first published in 1939 and set during the Great Depression era in Los Angeles. It is one of a series of novels featuring the character Arturo Bandini as Fante's alter ego, a young Italian-American from Colorado struggling to make it as a writer in Los Angeles.
- John Fante
- 1939
Mar 24, 2006 · Based on John Fante's novel, the film follows Arturo Bandini (Colin Farrell), a struggling writer in 1930s Los Angeles, and his turbulent relationship with Camilla (Salma Hayek), a Mexican beauty. The film features Donald Sutherland, Richard Schickel, and Django Reinhardt's music.
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- Drama, Romance
- Robert Towne
- 2006-03-24
Ask the Dust is a 2006 romantic drama film based on the 1939 book Ask the Dust by John Fante. The film was written and directed by Robert Towne. Tom Cruise (with Paula Wagner and Cruise/Wagner Productions) served as one of the film's producers.
Mar 16, 2006 · A film adaptation of John Fante's novel about a writer's life in Depression-era Los Angeles. Colin Farrell stars as Arturo Bandini, who falls in love with a waitress (Salma Hayek) and faces racism, poverty and his own doubts.
Mar 10, 2006 · Arturo Bandini (Colin Farrell) is a writer who moves from Colorado to Los Angeles with aspirations of completing a great novel. There he meets bold Mexican waitress Camilla (Salma Hayek). She wants...
- (103)
- Robert Towne
- R
- Colin Farrell
Synopsis. The story is set during the Great Depression, specifically around the time of the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. Arturo (Colin Farrell) is a struggling writer who comes to Bunker Hill, Los Angeles to start his writing career. He is writing a novel about Los Angeles and wants to be the first person who gets published on this topic.
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