Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- wistful
- sincere
- sweeping
- romantic evening
- period romance night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film visually polished and romantically ambitious but undermined by a miscast lead, implausibility, and cheap melodrama.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Paul offers to pose as Victoria's husband so her pregnancy will be accepted by her strict family.
The vineyard, harvest rituals, sweeping romance, and repeated emphasis on fate create a glossy fairy-tale register.
Paul falls in love with Victoria while remaining legally married to Betty Sutton.
Victoria fears her overprotective father Don Pedro Aragón will reject her because she is pregnant outside marriage.
Films like A Walk in the Clouds, and why
The Notebook
sweeping period romance, idealized longing, and emotionally heightened melodrama
Far from the Madding Crowd
forbidden love, family pressure, and lushly sentimental romantic drama
Legends of the Fall
romantic yearning, class and family obstacles, and old-fashioned fairy-tale emotion
Movie Details
- Director
- Alfonso Arau
- Release Date
- 1995-05-27
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (1159)
Cast
- Keanu Reeves
- Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
- Anthony Quinn
- Angélica Aragón
- Evangelina Elizondo
- Debra Messing
- Giancarlo Giannini
- Freddy Rodríguez
- Don Amendolia
- Juan Jiménez
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is A Walk in the Clouds about?
- A returning soldier becomes entangled in a vineyard family's attempt to conceal an unwed pregnancy, discovering love amid an improvised marriage.
- What is A Walk in the Clouds like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Walk in the Clouds as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is A Walk in the Clouds violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in A Walk in the Clouds.
- What did critics think of A Walk in the Clouds?
- Critics broadly found the film visually polished and romantically ambitious but undermined by a miscast lead, implausibility, and cheap melodrama.
- Which films are like A Walk in the Clouds?
- Films with a similar feel include The Notebook, Far from the Madding Crowd, and Legends of the Fall.
- How long is A Walk in the Clouds?
- A Walk in the Clouds runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch A Walk in the Clouds?
- In United States, A Walk in the Clouds streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
