Head in the Clouds (2004)

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Daughters of the Dust

Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Daughters of the Dust." A film that portrays the unique culture of the Gullah people by focusing on the extended Peazant family as its members struggle with the decision to leave their island and move north. On the eve of their departure, memories of their Gullah history and its African roots come rising to the surface. Winner of Cinematography at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival.

Rating: R

Release Date: Sep 17, 2004

Running Time: 121 mins.

Country Of Origin: United Kingdom

starring: Penélope Cruz, Thomas Kretschmann, Charlize Theron, Stuart Townsend, Daniel Gillies, Amy Sloan, Steven Berkoff, Karine Vanasse, Gabriel Hogan, Peter Cockett

director: John Duigan

Head in the Clouds

A young Cambridge student gets involved with a budding photographer in the years before WWII. Their relationship gets severed as he heads to Spain to fight fascism. They are later reunited when she puts her life on the line to save him.

PETER TRAVERS - September 16, 2004

Give back that oscar. No sooner does Charlize Theron prove she can act by tubbing up and dressing down to play serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster than she dives back into diet, hair and makeup to portray glam party girl Gilda Besse in a World War II melodrama of epic silliness and supreme vapidity. Watching Theron strike sexy poses in Mario Davignon's period costumes while the script paints her into corners reminds you of all the pinup roles (Sweet November, Reindeer Games, The Legend of…