A Walk in the Clouds
1995 · Movie · PG-13 · 103 min · ★ 7.4 · 50% critics
After returning from World War II, a kindhearted veteran meets a young woman who is pregnant and terrified of facing her strict, tradition-bound family alone. He agrees to pose as her husband for a day, but the charade draws him into a close-knit vineyard household where feelings and loyalties quickly grow complicated.
Based on Four Steps in the Clouds
Also known as La vallée des nuages
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Details
- Years
- 1995
- Release date
- 1995-05-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Critic score
- 50/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (1,128 votes)
- Box office
- $50,008,143
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an old-fashioned, heartfelt romance centered on family tradition and a sweeping vineyard backdrop; Not for you if you dislike sappy, predictable stories or slow, melodramatic pacing like some viewers felt.
Pros: warm family focus; romantic, tender moments; beautiful vineyard setting | Cons: predictable story beats; very cheesy tone; contrived, unrealistic events
Themes
- pregnancy
- world war ii
- vineyard
- love
- remake
- harvest
- grape
- abandoned woman
- admiring
- adoring
- assertive
- celebratory
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- Golden Globe Award — Best Original Score · 1995
Cast & crew
Keanu Reeves
as Paul Sutton
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
as Victoria Aragón
Anthony Quinn
as Don Pedro Aragón
Angélica Aragón
as María José Aragón
Evangelina Elizondo
as Guadelupe Aragón
Debra Messing
as Betty Sutton
Giancarlo Giannini
as Alberto Aragón
Freddy Rodríguez
as Pedro Aragón, Jr.
Don Amendolia
as Father Coturri
- JJ
Juan Jiménez
as Jose Maria
Directed by Alfonso Arau