I love discovering little movies. Films that came and went and nobody noticed. Well , this is one of them. It's a movie directed by Academy Award winner Robert Towne, who wrote the classic "Chinatown." For years, making a movie out of the cult book "Ask the Dust" had been his dream project. At one time, Johnny Depp was set to to star in it. But the deal fell apart.
This is the story of a struggling Italo-American writer (Colin Farrell) living in Depression era LA with dreams of meeting blonde, California girls who falls for a Mexican woman (Salma Hayek), who is looking to fall in love with a white, Anglo guy. The movie deals with racism, writing, sex,love but mostly with the idea that if we want to enjoy life we have to shed our close minded expectations of what we want and along with what life offers us.
I have no idea why this movie was such a flop. It is a fine little film. If you're at the video club, check it out.
1 comment:
La ví, me pareció excelente el script aunque me parece que la historia perdió mucho al final (desde que se fueron a la casita en la playa).
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