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Actors: Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek, Donald Sutherland, Eileen Atkins, Justin Kirk
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Ask the Dust |
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A determined young Italian man ostracized in Colorado for his ethnicity and he decides to move to L.A. this movie is a story of a young man, who in the late 1930's wants to become a novelist and find a blonde, and he falls in love with a Mexican waitress.
LA a place of heat and dust, with people from everywhere in the world searching for health and wealth, fame and fortune. LA is the city of first and last resort, where all dreams are believed to come true.
So Arturo Bandini son of Italian immigrants who dreams of becoming a famous novelist and marrying a beautiful blonde goes to LA and Camilla Lopez a Mexican also went to LA, who longs to marry a WASP and shed her last name.
--Faiza Iqtidar, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Ask the Dust |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Lover is...
- of another race (interracial loving!)
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) long wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
United States
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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