Little Ashes (2008)
For years, scholars have debated the nature of the relationship between surrealist painter Salvador Dali and poet Federico Garcia Lorca; director Paul Morrison’s LITTLE ASHES delves into their personal interaction and their acquaintanceship with Spanish surrealist filmmaker Luis Bunuel, with whom Dali made L’AGE D’OR and UN CHIEN ANDALOU. In 1922 Madrid, bohemian lifestyles are flourishing — from the arrival of jazz music to the ‘en vogue’ teachings of Sigmund Freud. As the tale opens, Salvador Dali (Robert Pattinson) is only 18, but his dreams of artistic glory lie poised in front of him; his personality and social attitudes soon draw the attention of two from the in-crowd — Lorca (Javier Beltran) and Bunuel (Matthew McNulty). For a temporary period, the three become the most ‘in’ clique in all of Spain and find themselves virtually defining the currents of modernism; however, Bunuel then leaves for Paris, and Salvador and Federico are thrust together even closer than before — so close that one night, their relations suddenly cross the line from platonic friendship to something far more intimate.
Starring :
Javier Beltrán … Federico García Lorca
Robert Pattinson … Salvador Dalí
Matthew McNulty … Luis Buñuel
Marina Gatell … Margarita
Adria Allue … Guardia
Simón Andreu … Fernando de Valle
Rubén Arroyo … Rafael
Ferran Audí … Guardia 1
Adrian Devant … Titiritero
Ramón Enrich Borrellas … Profesor
Sue Flack … Señora
Diana Gómez … Ana María
Arly Jover … Gala
Ferran Lahoz … Señor Milagro
Esther Nubiola … Adela
Bruno Oro … Pepín Bello
Vicky Peña … Tía de Magdalena
Joan Pico … Joven Oficial
Marc Pujol … Carlos
Christian Rodrigo … Joven Periodista
Pep Sais … Profesor de Arte
Xavi Siles … Hombre 1
Director :
Paul Morrison