Beyond the Clouds

The many ways in which men are fascinated, compelled, and confused by their attraction to women are explored in this four part drama. As a filmmaker (John Malkovich) tries to sort out his plans for his next film, he considers several stories about women and the men who love them. Silvano (Kim Rossi ...more

Beyond the Clouds hardly seems the work of an 83-year-old man who has suffered a debilitating stroke, though it does come off as the film of an older man: contemplative, rueful, even playful. With the help of his wife (who communicated to the crew and actors verbally for her speech-impaired husband) and colleague Wim Wenders (who is credited with the prologue, epilogue, and entr'actes), Michelangelo Antonioni offers four stories about chance encounters that may lead to love. As in his best ...more