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Head in the Clouds

Head in the Clouds

5,9 /10 (227 Votes)
2004 EN 121 min

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.

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Release date

29/04/2004

Votes

227

Popularity

1.4

Three lives. One destiny.

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

121 min

Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron

Gilda Bessé

Penélope Cruz

Penélope Cruz

Mia

Stuart Townsend

Stuart Townsend

Guy Malyon

Thomas Kretschmann

Thomas Kretschmann

Major Thomas Bietrich

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Peter Cockett

Max

Gabriel Hogan

Gabriel Hogan

Julian Ellsworth

Karine Vanasse

Karine Vanasse

Lisette

David La Haye

David La Haye

Lucien

Steven Berkoff

Steven Berkoff

Charles Bessé

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John Robinson

David Beamish

Élisabeth Chouvalidzé

Élisabeth Chouvalidzé

Fortune Teller

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Jolyane Langlois

Gilda, Age 14

Sophie Desmarais

Sophie Desmarais

Élodie

Éloïsa Cervantes

Éloïsa Cervantes

Julie

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Ivan Vukov

Undergraduate #1

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Sebastian Bailey

Undergraduate #2

Rachelle Lefevre

Rachelle Lefevre

Alice

Daniel Murphy

Daniel Murphy

Undergraduate #3

Linda Tomassone

Linda Tomassone

Molly Twelvetrees

Julian Casey

Julian Casey

Winston

Lisa Bronwyn Moore

Lisa Bronwyn Moore

Davina

Frank Fontaine

Frank Fontaine

Unwin

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Vanya Rose

Venetia

Amy Sloan

Amy Sloan

Linda

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Sven Eriksson

Centurion

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Michèle Châtelet

Elderly Woman

Arthur Holden

Arthur Holden

Arnold Beck

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Paule Ducharme

Simone

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Jérôme Tiberghien

Vincent

Lenie Scoffié

Lenie Scoffié

Béatrice

Sarah Gravel

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

Élisa Sergent

Élisa Sergent

Françoise - Bessé's Maid

Cécile Cassel

Cécile Cassel

Céline Bessé

No photo

Michel Albert Côté

Taxi Driver

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Christopher Freeman

Ferguson

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Sonia Auger-Guimont

Photographic Studio Assistant

Jan Oliver Schroeder

Jan Oliver Schroeder

German Soldier at Gardens

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Paul-Antoine Taillefer

Michel

Allen Altman

Allen Altman

Raul

Mark Antony Krupa

Mark Antony Krupa

Goltz

Judith Baribeau

Judith Baribeau

Pascale

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Armand Laroche

Maître d'Hôtel L'Aiglon

Elizabeth Marleau

Elizabeth Marleau

L'Aiglon Evicted Woman

Elizabeth Whitmere

Elizabeth Whitmere

W.R.A.C.

Charles Lelaure

Charles Lelaure

French Solider

Vincent Leclerc

Vincent Leclerc

Resistant

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Stéphane Boutet

French Solider

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Annick D'Amours

Annette

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Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

2023-03-25

⭐ 6

**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…

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