Ask the Dust
Trapped by passion. Faced by their dreams.
Rating: 5.5 out of 10TMDB(169 votes)
Overview
Mexican beauty Camilla hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini, a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $2.5M worldwide
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Based on
Based on the novel Ask the Dust
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Filming locations
Filmed in South Africa
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Setting
Set in Los Angeles
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Music
Music by Ramin Djawadi
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Caleb Deschanel
Details
- Director
- Writers
- John FanteNovel
- Robert TowneScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 2, 2006
- Original language
- English
- Revenue
- $2.5M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Colin FarrellArturo Bandini
Salma Hayek PinaultCamilla Lopez
Donald SutherlandHellfrick
Eileen AtkinsMrs. Hargraves
Idina MenzelVera Rivkin
Justin KirkSammy
William MapotherBill
Tamara Marie WatsonSally
Dionysio BascoPatricio
Jeremy CrutchleySolomon
Ronald FranceColumbia Sweeper
Wayne HarrisonHeilman- Natasha StaplesDenver Librarian
- Paul RylanderHarold the Bartender
- Donna MosleyRed Headed Girl
Richard SchickelH. L. Mencken (voice)- Yasuhiro YoshimuraJapanese Vegetable Man
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