Ask the Dust

R 2006 DramaRomance • 1h 57m

Synopsis

A fiery Mexican beauty’s hopes of rising above her station by marrying a wealthy American are complicated by meeting a first-generation Italian.

Crew

Director: Robert Towne, Writer: Robert Towne, John Fante

Buy DVD on Amazon Watch on Amazon Prime Video

Cast

Colin Farrell

as Arturo Bandini

Salma Hayek

as Camilla

Donald Sutherland

as Hellfrick

Idina Menzel

as Vera Rivkin

Justin Kirk

Ask the Dust

★★★★★

A fiery Mexican beauty’s hopes of rising above her station by marrying a wealthy American are complicated by meeting a first-generation Italian, with his own dreams of a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm. ASK THE DUST is adapted from John Fante's Depression-Era novel.