A Walk in the Clouds

A man in search. A woman in need. A story of fate.
A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
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Budget
$20 000 000
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$95 008 143
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Actors
Photo Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves
Paul Sutton
Photo Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Victoria Aragón
Photo Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Don Pedro Aragón
Photo Angélica Aragón
Angélica Aragón
María José Aragón
Photo Evangelina Elizondo
Evangelina Elizondo
Guadelupe Aragón
Photo Debra Messing
Debra Messing
Betty Sutton
Photo Giancarlo Giannini
Giancarlo Giannini
Alberto Aragón
Photo Freddy Rodríguez
Freddy Rodríguez
Pedro Aragón, Jr.
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Short description

A Walk in the Clouds follows Paul Sutton, an American soldier returning from the Second World War. On his way back he meets Victoria Aragón, a young woman travelling home to her family's vineyard. She is pregnant and unmarried, and she dreads facing her strict father, so Paul agrees to pose as her husband for a short visit. The arrangement grows complicated as the two develop real feelings for each other, while her father grows suspicious of the stranger who has appeared at his estate.

Alfonso Arau directed the film, his second feature after Like Water for Chocolate. Keanu Reeves plays Paul, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón plays Victoria, and Anthony Quinn appears as her father, Don Pedro, with Angélica Aragón, Evangelina Elizondo and Debra Messing in supporting roles. The screenplay was written by Robert Mark Kamen, Mark Miller and Harvey Weitzman, and the film was produced by Jerry Zucker, David Zucker and Gil Netter for 20th Century Fox and Zucker Brothers Productions.

Released in 1995, the film runs 103 minutes. Made for a budget of 20 million dollars, it took about 50 million dollars worldwide. On IMDb it holds a rating of 6.7 from roughly 36,000 votes, while on TMDB it stands at 7.4 from a much smaller number of votes, indicating a warmer response from that audience.

What's left behind the scenes

  • Debra Messing's film debut.
  • The two top medals on the hero's uniform worn by Keanu Reeves are the "Bronze Star" with a V device cluster (from valor – bravery, an award for heroism in combat) and the "Purple Heart" (awarded to all service members killed or wounded in action against the enemy).
  • Once, during his free time, Keanu Reeves went with friends to play hockey and sustained an injury. He had a torn lip and required six stitches. According to the schedule, the next scene slated for filming was a love scene with Debra Messing's character, to whom he said the following: "Just please don't hurt me."
  • The screenwriter, Robert Mark Kamen, owns a vineyard. When he needed to add drama to the third act, Kamen asked himself what could harm his vineyard the most, and answered himself: “Fire.” Several people told him that vineyards don’t burn well, but less than a year after the film’s release, Kamen’s vineyard actually burned down.

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