Movie
Head in the Clouds
Overview
Gilda Bessé shares her Paris apartment with an Irish schoolteacher, Guy Malyon, and Mia, a refugee from Spain. As the world drifts toward war, Gilda defiantly pursues her hedonistic lifestyle and her burgeoning career as a photographer. But Guy and Mia feel impelled to join the fight against fascism, and the three friends are separated.
Details
- Release date
- 2004-04-29
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Remstar Productions, Dakota Films, Spice Factory, Movision
- Country
- Canada, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Charlize Theron as Gilda Bessé
- Penélope Cruz as Mia
- Stuart Townsend as Guy Malyon
- Thomas Kretschmann as Major Thomas Bietrich
- Peter Cockett as Max
- Gabriel Hogan as Julian Ellsworth
- Karine Vanasse as Lisette
- David La Haye as Lucien
- Steven Berkoff as Charles Bessé
- John Robinson as David Beamish
- Élisabeth Chouvalidzé as Fortune Teller
- Jolyane Langlois as Gilda, Age 14
Crew
- John Duigan - Director
- John Duigan - Screenplay
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