Clouds: Letters to My Son (2001): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2001, Clouds: Letters to My Son is a romance and documentary film directed by Marion Hänsel.

What it’s about. Marion Hänsel directed this personal meditation on the joys and responsibilities of parenthood, in which a narrator reads Hansel's philosophic musings on raising her young son on her own, while carefully shot and selected footage of different cloud formations from around the world provide a striking visual backdrop. Catherine Deneuve read Hänsel's text in the original French-language version of Nuages; Charlotte Rampling did the honors for the English-language print, while Barbara Auer, Carmen Maura, and Antje De Boeck respectively lent their voices to the German, Spanish, and Dutch editions of the film.

Who’s in it. Clouds: Letters to My Son stars Catherine Deneuve as (Voice, French version), Charlotte Rampling as (Voice, English version), Barbara Auer as (Voice, German version) and Carmen Maura as (Voice, Spanish version), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, Clouds: Letters to My Son has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Clouds: Letters to My Son page.

If you liked it. Fans of Clouds: Letters to My Son tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Your Name., Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and Cinema Paradiso.