Ask the Dust

I watched the movie Ask the Dust the other night...and I really enjoyed it. It is based off the similarly titled book by John Fante. It follows author Arturo Bandini (Colin Farrell) in Depression L.A. - his struggles to write, live, and love. He meets a Mexican lady, Camilla (Salma Hayeck), and begins to fall in love. He meets several interesting characters and experiences some very interesting events.


The movie was brilliant. It had some beautiful scenes and the way it was narrated was really interesting. It is an interesting concept - a movie about an author attempting to write. Donald Sutherland's character was rather interesting. He only appears briefly from time to time, but he is an extreme character...one of those that can really only be based off the oddities of a real person. I thought that part where he taught Camilla to read was really sweet. The story he had her learn to read with was adorable...she did tell him she liked dog stories :D I think I'll need to go get the book and have a read.