A Walk in the Clouds (1995)

Gentlemen, feel free to leave the room when your girlfriend rents this movie. If she makes you watch it with her, feel free to rent the manliest, most action-packed movie you can find during your next movie night. A Walk in the Clouds is a total chick flick.Keanu Reeves, a WWII veteran, meets Aitana Sanchez-Gijon on a train, but there's a bit of an obstacle preventing it from being love at first meeting. He's already married, and her community-and her father, Giancarlo Giannini, in particular-is very old-fashioned and very Catholic, and Aitiana has gotten herself in the family way without a husband. Back in that time, in that culture, it was a big deal to tell your family you're about to be an unwed mother. Keanu tells her not to worry: he'll come home with her, pretend to be her husband for one day, and then be on his merry way. Since this is a chick flick, and a very sappy romance-along the lines of In Love and War or Captain Corelli's Mandolin-of course, Keanu stays more than one day, at the insistence of the warm-hearted, benevolent grandpa Anthony Quinn. There's romance, kisses in the rain, and grape stomping-an expected scene since it takes place in Napa-and before too long, Keanu and Aitana fall in love. Parts of it are pretty sappy, but if you go into it knowing that, it might be too disappointing. This isn't my favorite romantic drama, but if you've got a crush on Keanu you might want to check it out.

I recently watched this movie when it was aired on TV, without any expectation out of it. Later, I realized that it was a masterpiece. The movie had no nudity and violence, but love. Keanu Reeves, has lived the character of Paul Sutton. The calm and caring attitude of Paul made me think as if Keanu has carried out of his real life. There was no cinematic acting by any of the actors. It felt me that I was entering a real family which values the family tradition and was cherished by the vineyard. The cinematography was excellent especially vineyard scenes and the festival. This movie is recommended for people who like movies which make us appreciate the real love.

What a beautiful movie! What grand and lush style and color, what emotion and care and breath taking scenery.. This has to be one of the most beautiful films of all time.A walk in the clouds is not something you'd except in the modern film industry, no this film is out side of what we see now of days this film is not a sexual charged romance film like 9 1/2 weeks or Night's In rodanthe. No this film follows the old fashioned way romance use to be like back in the 40's and 50's it is an a film with values that lie deep in the story and plot and if yo look deep enough you will see that there more to this film than meets the eye.Keanu Reeves turns in a very believable and very skilled performance as a lost G.I. trying to find his place in the world, he plays the honorable and very kind Paul with such decency and grace that you can not love his performance.A walk in the clouds is just what the title says. It's a walk amongst the most beautiful and cherished things in life love, honor, friendship and most important family. This movie is a true joy and wonder to watch unfold on the screen, Once it's over you'll want to watch it again and again it's just that good! Alfonso Arau directs this beautiful and visually stunning period romance to perfection, and he does with such style and grace that everything seems to fit in. Those that said this movie was terrible or even a mediocre romance weren't watching this movie closely. You need to pretend that your Paul Sutton and that your helping this girl out of her troubles, if you do that, if you immerse yourself in the films grandeur and beauty then you are truly watching A Walk in the Clouds and you are truly seeing a movie that is wroth the time and the money to rent or even buy for your collection.All in all A Walk in the Clouds is a film that you just can't miss or ignore, it's perfect any day entertainment for anyone with a heart for romance.

A Walk in the clouds is based on a Italian story. This is about two strangers who are drawn towards each other despite the problems that came their way. Paul Shutton (KEanu Reaves) returns home from war only to find his wife Betty (Debra) totally indifferent towards him. Upon her insistence he leaves the town to sell chocolates and make fortune out of it. On the way, he met Victoria (Aitana Sanchez) who is returning back to her family.They become friends and Victoria tells him that she is pregnant from a man and hence scared to face her family as they are very conservative. Seeing her plight, Paul decides to enter her house as her husband and desert her the next morning that will spare her from a unmarried mother status and the wrath of her family. He enters their house and become the favorite of her grandpa though her father disliked him. When he tries to leave next morning, her grandpa asks him to wait till wine harvest. During this stay both became close to each other and understood their passion for each other.The cinematography is the real hero of the movie. Each landscape has been picturized with a painter's view in mind. Musics are too nice so as the flow of the story.