Head in the Clouds (2004)

R04/29/2004Drama, Romance, War2h 1m
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Three lives. One destiny.

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Charlize Theron

    Gilda Bessé

  2. Cast 1

    Penélope Cruz

    Mia

  3. Cast 1

    Stuart Townsend

    Guy Malyon

  4. Cast 1

    Thomas Kretschmann

    Major Thomas Bietrich

  5. Peter Cockett

    Max

  6. Cast 1

    Gabriel Hogan

    Julian Ellsworth

  7. Cast 1

    Karine Vanasse

    Lisette

  8. Cast 1

    David La Haye

    Lucien

  9. Cast 1

    Steven Berkoff

    Charles Bessé

**A film about idealisms, utopias and harsh realities, which could be much better than it is, but is still good enough to be worth it.** There are many movies about romance and love in times of war. John Duigan gives us a film about love, but also about hopes for the future, utopias and the way war and human cruelty end it all in an instant. That old story of idealism versus reality. The film is good, but as a drama it is a little inconsistent and does not work from a romantic point of view. The script begins with the unusual meeting between a young Irish student named Guy and a beautifu...