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Head in the Clouds( 2004)

TV-MADramaRomanceWar
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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

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      Charlize Theron

      Gilda Bessé

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      Penélope Cruz

      Mia

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      Stuart Townsend

      Guy Malyon

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      Thomas Kretschmann

      Major Thomas Bietrich

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      Peter Cockett

      Max

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      Gabriel Hogan

      Julian Ellsworth

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      Karine Vanasse

      Lisette

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      David La Haye

      Lucien

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      Steven Berkoff

      Charles Bessé

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      John Robinson

      David Beamish

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      Élisabeth Chouvalidzé

      Fortune Teller

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      Jolyane Langlois

      Gilda, Age 14

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      Sophie Desmarais

      Élodie

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      Éloïsa Cervantes

      Julie

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      Ivan Vukov

      Undergraduate #1

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      Sebastian Bailey

      Undergraduate #2

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      Rachelle Lefevre

      Alice

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      Daniel Murphy

      Undergraduate #3

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      Linda Tomassone

      Molly Twelvetrees

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      Julian Casey

      Winston

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      Lisa Bronwyn Moore

      Davina

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      Frank Fontaine

      Unwin

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      Vanya Rose

      Venetia

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      Amy Sloan

      Linda

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      Sven Eriksson

      Centurion

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      Michèle Châtelet

      Elderly Woman

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      Arthur Holden

      Arnold Beck

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      Paule Ducharme

      Simone

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      Jérôme Tiberghien

      Vincent

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      Lenie Scoffié

      Béatrice

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      Sarah Gravel

      Bride

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      Benjamin Chouinard

      Small Boy

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      Émilie Carrier

      Small Girl

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      John Jorgenson

      Django Reinhardt

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      Eric Speed

      Stefan Grapelli

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      Andrew MacKenzie

      Joseph Reinhardt

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      François Rousseau

      Baro Ferret

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      André Faleiros

      Roger Grasset

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      Élisa Sergent

      Françoise - Bessé's Maid

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      Cécile Cassel

      Céline Bessé

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      Michel Albert Côté

      Taxi Driver

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      Christopher Freeman

      Ferguson

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      Sonia Auger-Guimont

      Photographic Studio Assistant

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      Jan Oliver Schroeder

      German Soldier at Gardens

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      Paul-Antoine Taillefer

      Michel

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      Allen Altman

      Raul

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      Mark Antony Krupa

      Goltz

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      Judith Baribeau

      Pascale

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      Armand Laroche

      Maître d'Hôtel L'Aiglon

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      Elizabeth Marleau

      L'Aiglon Evicted Woman

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      Elizabeth Whitmere

      W.R.A.C.

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      Charles Lelaure

      French Solider

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      Vincent Leclerc

      Resistant

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      Stéphane Boutet

      French Solider

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      Annick D'Amours

      Annette

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

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    Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on Sat Mar 25 2023
    **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 beautiful...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • nazi
    • photographer
    • world war ii
    • spanish civil war (1936-39)
    • love
    • german occupation
    • mansion
    • class differences
    • irishman
    • mother daughter relationship
    • lesbian