Ask the Dust
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- Synopsis
- Adapted from a novel by John Fante, Robert Towne's Ask the Dust stars Colin Farrell as Arturo Bandini, a young writer who comes to Los Angeles during the Great Depression in order to write a novel....
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- Starring
- Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek, Donald Sutherland, Eileen Atkins, Idina Menzel
- Director(s)
- Robert Towne
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount Classics
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 117 min.
Critic Reviews
The New York Times | Manohla DargisAdd Critic to Favorites
More than anything else, Ask the Dust feels like a compendium of desires - for a city, for a woman, for youth.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
Ask the Dust requires an audience with a special love for film noir, with a feeling for the loneliness and misery of the writer.Read the full review
The Onion (A.V. Club) | Scott TobiasAdd Critic to Favorites
Ask The Dust may find Towne a little past his prime, but after so much time in the Hollywood wilderness, it's good to see him trying again.Read the full review
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