Head in the Clouds
Head in the Clouds
Head in the Clouds
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2004
2h 1m
5.9(216 votes)
Drama
Romance
War

Overview

Gilda Bessé shares her Paris apartment with an Irish schoolteacher, Guy Malyon, and Mia, a refugee from Spain. As the world drifts toward war, Gilda defiantly pursues her hedonistic lifestyle and her burgeoning career as a photographer. But Guy and Mia feel impelled to join the fight against fascism, and the three friends are separated.

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55 members
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Charlize Theron

Gilda Bessé

Charlize Theron
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Penélope Cruz

Mia

Penélope Cruz
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Stuart Townsend

Guy Malyon

Stuart Townsend
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Thomas Kretschmann

Major Thomas Bietrich

Thomas Kretschmann
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Peter Cockett

Max

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Gabriel Hogan

Julian Ellsworth

Gabriel Hogan
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Karine Vanasse

Lisette

Karine Vanasse
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David La Haye

Lucien

David La Haye
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Steven Berkoff

Charles Bessé

Steven Berkoff
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John Robinson

David Beamish

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Élisabeth Chouvalidzé

Fortune Teller

Élisabeth Chouvalidzé
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Jolyane Langlois

Gilda, Age 14

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Sophie Desmarais

Élodie

Sophie Desmarais
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Éloïsa Cervantes

Julie

Éloïsa Cervantes
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Ivan Vukov

Undergraduate #1

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Sebastian Bailey

Undergraduate #2

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Rachelle Lefevre

Alice

Rachelle Lefevre
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Daniel Murphy

Undergraduate #3

Daniel Murphy
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Linda Tomassone

Molly Twelvetrees

Linda Tomassone
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Julian Casey

Winston

Julian Casey
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Lisa Bronwyn Moore

Davina

Lisa Bronwyn Moore
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Frank Fontaine

Unwin

Frank Fontaine
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Vanya Rose

Venetia

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Amy Sloan

Linda

Amy Sloan
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Sven Eriksson

Centurion

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Michèle Châtelet

Elderly Woman

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Arthur Holden

Arnold Beck

Arthur Holden
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Paule Ducharme

Simone

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Jérôme Tiberghien

Vincent

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Lenie Scoffié

Béatrice

Lenie Scoffié
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Sarah Gravel

Bride

Sarah Gravel
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Benjamin Chouinard

Small Boy

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Émilie Carrier

Small Girl

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John Jorgenson

Django Reinhardt

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Eric Speed

Stefan Grapelli

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Andrew MacKenzie

Joseph Reinhardt

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François Rousseau

Baro Ferret

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André Faleiros

Roger Grasset

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Élisa Sergent

Françoise - Bessé's Maid

Élisa Sergent
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Cécile Cassel

Céline Bessé

Cécile Cassel
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Michel Albert Côté

Taxi Driver

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Christopher Freeman

Ferguson

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Sonia Auger-Guimont

Photographic Studio Assistant

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Jan Oliver Schroeder

German Soldier at Gardens

Jan Oliver Schroeder
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Paul-Antoine Taillefer

Michel

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Allen Altman

Raul

Allen Altman
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Mark Antony Krupa

Goltz

Mark Antony Krupa
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Judith Baribeau

Pascale

Judith Baribeau
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Armand Laroche

Maître d'Hôtel L'Aiglon

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Elizabeth Marleau

L'Aiglon Evicted Woman

Elizabeth Marleau
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Elizabeth Whitmere

W.R.A.C.

Elizabeth Whitmere
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Charles Lelaure

French Solider

Charles Lelaure
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Vincent Leclerc

Resistant

Vincent Leclerc
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Stéphane Boutet

French Solider

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Annick D'Amours

Annette

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