Ask the Dust DVD Release Details
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Steve Peto
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28/09/2006 00:56:26
ASK THE DUST
Colin Farrell and Salma Hayek sizzle on DVD!
1930s Los Angeles: a city divided a city of first and last resort, and the setting for Robert Towne’s sizzling Depression-era drama, Ask the Dust. Written and directed by the Academy Award® winning writer of Chinatown and starring Colin Farrell and Salma Hayek, Ask the Dust is released to buy and rent on DVD on 2nd October from Pathé Distribution Ltd.
This is availbale on pre-order from Amazon
Arturo Bandini (Farrell, Miami Vice) is an aspiring writer of Italian-American origin, who travels to the cultural melting pot of 1930s Los Angeles seeking fame, fortune and an escape from his roots. Arriving in the city full of arrogant charm but tortured by his lack of experience, he attempts to write his first great novel but soon develops a serious case of writer’s block. Holed up in a dingy guesthouse he encounters the tragic and eccentric characters of the city, including hopeless drunk Hellfrick (Donald Sutherland, Pride & Prejudice, The Italian Job) and cranky landlady Mrs Hargreaves (Eileen Atkins, Gosford Park).
With no novel and no money Arturo drops into a café to spend his last quarter on a cup of coffee and meets Camilla Lopez (Hayek, Frida), a fiery and beautiful Mexican waitress. Irresistibly drawn to Camilla yet unable to overcome his prejudices, Arturo treats her with disdain and cruelty. A steamy and tempestuous courtship ensues as the two outsiders seek to escape the shame they feel at their last names and make their dreams come true.
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