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Mar 24, 2006 · Based on John Fante's novel, the film follows the turbulent relationship between a Mexican beauty and a struggling writer in 1930s Los Angeles. Directed by Robert Towne and starring Colin Farrell and Salma Hayek, the film explores themes of racism, ambition, and identity.
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- Drama, Romance
- Robert Towne
- 2006-03-24
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
Ask the Dust. (film) 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. The film was released on a limited basis on March 17, 2006, and was entered into ...
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 · Vera. William Mapother. Bill. 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 ...
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- Robert Towne
- R
- Colin Farrell
Summaries. Mexican beauty Camilla Lopez (Salma Hayek) hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini (Colin Farrell), a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm. In early-1930s Los Angeles, California in the early 1930s, racism ...
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Moody noir drama about a brooding Italian-American writer (Colin Farrell) and his tempestuous mixed-race romance with a Mexican-American waitress (Salma Hayek). 245 IMDb 5.7 1 h 56 min 2006. R. Drama · Romance · Cerebral · Emotional. This video is currently unavailable. to watch in your location.
