Ask The Dust (2006)
Directed by Robert Towne · Cinematography by Caleb Deschanel
R117 min64 frames
RomanceDrama
Trapped by passion. Faced by their dreams.
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What is Ask The Dust about?
Mexican beauty Camilla hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini, a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm.
Ask the Dust is a 2006 romantic drama film based on the 1939 book Ask the Dust by John Fante. The film was written and directed by Robert Towne, and was his final film. Tom Cruise served as one of the film's producers. The film was released on a limited basis on March 17, 2006, and was entered into the 28th Moscow International Film Festival. It was filmed almost entirely in South Africa with the use of stages to portray Los Angeles.
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What does the cinematography of Ask The Dust look like?
Sampled across 63 frames, the coverage of Ask The Dust leans on medium shots (54% of the sample) and wide compositions (19%). Cinematographer Caleb Deschanel keeps 56% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 65% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 70% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.
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