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| A Walk in the Clouds | 
 enlarge | Director: Alfonso Arau
Actors: Keanu Reeves, Aitana Sanchez-gijon, Anthony Quinn, Giancarlo Giannini, Angelica Aragon
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  137 reviews
Sales Rank: 5430
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 102
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: 024543057604
UPC: 024543057604
EAN: 0024543057604
ASIN: B00006ZXSI
Theatrical Release Date: August 11, 1995
Release Date: January 14, 2003
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| Customer Reviews:
 Beautiful transfer to DVD May 1, 2008
These comments pertain to the picture and sound quality of the 2003 DVD release of "A Walk in the Clouds". The transfer to DVD is quite good--the colors are vibrant and accurate and the picture is as sharp as its theatrical release (the movie is something like a dream--it never really looked "sharp" like a science fiction thriller would be expected to look--it has a softness about it--this is exactly how it looks on DVD--great job!). Also, it is widescreen anamorphic, so it fills the entire screen of my 46-inch high definition Samsung TV. I played this movie on a Toshiba 1080p HD DVD player and it was quite impressive--just like being at the theatre to see this movie for the first time.
Wife's Movie April 28, 2008
This is my wife's favorite movie and it was recently lost. Buying this movie was a wonderful Birthday gift. The product arrived on time as promised.
An Incredibly Beautiful Movie ! April 14, 2008
This is definitely one of the best movies of our times. Yeah its a little sappy,but so are many other big hits. Keanu Reeves delivers. Anthony Quinn is phenomenal. The photography is just plain fantastic.This movie is ageless and anyone can enjoy. It is a Classic. A must have for any cinema fanatic....
A Walk In The Clouds January 27, 2008
While this is not the best movie ever made, it does have a magical quality to it that I find compelling. While Keanu Reeves isn't close to being amoung the world's great actors, I believe his " wooden " non-acting, acting is right for this role. There is lovely cinamatography and outstanding performances by Anthony Quinn and Aitana Sanchez-Gijon and Giancarlo Giannini. Watch it .... you won't be disapointed.
An Ultimate Love Story, with all the trimmings January 12, 2008
If you want a well rounded, thoughtful and poignant tale about Fate and Love, change and hope, A Walk in the Clouds is the perfect, pitter-patter, sigh and smile tale. An ultimate classic and favorite! And after all these years, it still rings true and earnest as it ever did.
Paul Sudden has just returned from 4 years of war. As an orphan who has never known what a true family is about, he clung to the hasty marriage with a women who is a mere stranger (Debra Messing, well acted, though not in the film much but is very effective as the forget-me-not instant wife, who's indiffernece to Paul propels his realization about taking risks). When pressured to resume an old life he no longer finds appealing, he comes across Victoria, the daugher of a wealthy vinyard owner, Alberto Aragon, who is more than just rough and tough. As Paul learns the state in which Victoria has placed herself, he entangles himself in a family and a Fate that is not of his choosing, though Some Thing--some enigmatic pull seems to draw him in, ensnaring him into an uncertain and unpredictable futre--is completly undeniable. Posing as her husband, in order to defelct and protect Victoria from her overly zealous and traiditonal father, he capitualates to the all too-knowing caprices of the rest of the family, only to find himself falling in love with not only Victoria, but her family. For once, Paul knows what it means to feel, to be loved, to have roots and a future. As he's making his way out of the goregous Napa Valley, he is beginning to understand what he is leaving behind: the fruitful possibilites that is as ripe as the vineyard Victoria grew up in. And makes the ultimate decision...
I never get tired of watching of this movie as I'm now on my third copy. Directed by Alfonso Arau, with incredible scenary, a stellar cast--pitch perfect with a chemistry between the actors that makes you believe in fairy tales--and a wonderful, subtle score, it's pure pefection. Romance, love, drama and angst don't come in a more lively and painstaking style that is both heartbreaking and uplifting.
Anthony Quinn as the clever patiarch of the Aragon clan is a wonderful exegesis to what goes on between Paul and Victoria and the issues of the family. Giancarlo Giannini as Alberto Aragon adds trauma and richness to a tale that could have become just a typical and bland story line. The chemistry between Reeves (whose range isn't that wide though here, PERFECT) and Aitana Sanchez-Gijon is magnetic and engaging. No wonder it won a Golden Globe.
So have that glass a wine, or some chocolate, get comfy and enjoy a tale filled with daring, courage and passion. And, of course, Love.
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