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- 2006
- R
- Paramount Vantage
- 1 h 57 m
- 2006
- R
- Paramount Vantage
- 1 h 57 m
Summary Adapted from a novel by John Fante, Robert Towne's Ask the Dust stars Colin Farrell as Arturo Bandini, a young writer who comes to Los Angeles during the Great Depression to write a novel.
Directed By: Robert Towne
Written By: John Fante, Robert Towne
- 2006
- R
- Paramount Vantage
- 1 h 57 m
- 2006
- R
- Paramount Vantage
- 1 h 57 m
Ask the Dust
58
8.5
Where to Watch
Summary Adapted from a novel by John Fante, Robert Towne's Ask the Dust stars Colin Farrell as Arturo Bandini, a young writer who comes to Los Angeles during the Great Depression to write a novel.
Directed By: Robert Towne
Written By: John Fante, Robert Towne
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
58
48% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
42% Mixed
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
9% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
58
48% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
42% Mixed
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
9% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Ask the Dust is more than an amorous period piece. It's a strongly bitter, strongly sweet poem in prose and motion.
At 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.
What seduces most about Ask the Dust isn't its verisimilitude, but its gloriously old-fashioned backlot sheen - the L.A. of old Hollywood movies and of our collective fantasies.
A curiously resistable drama, despite several strong elements - the most notable being newcomer Idina Menzel.
It would seem Towne is too much in love with the book to recognize its fundamental limitations as a film.
Farrell 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.
The movie lacks even the misplaced fervor of obsession. It's lifeless kitsch.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 27 User Ratings
8.5
78% Positive
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
11% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
11% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 27 User Ratings
8.5
78% Positive
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
11% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
11% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
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Production Company
Paramount Pictures,
Cruise/Wagner Productions,
Ascendant Pictures,
Capitol Films,
Noble House Entertainment Pictures,
VIP 3 Medienfonds
Release Date Mar 10, 2006
Duration 1 h 57 m
Rating R
Tagline Passion and ambition drive two dreamers in 1930s LA. Their love affair is ferocious and hot-blooded as they fight the city and themselves to make their dreams come true.
Website
http://askthedust.cmcmovie.com/
Awards
Moscow International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
