Little Ashes (2008)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Paul Morrison

Writer:

Philippa Goslett (writer)

Release Date:

8 May 2009 (Spain)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Tagline:

Love. Art. Betrayal.

Plot:

About the young life and loves of artist Salvador Dalí, filmmaker Luis Buñuel and writer Federico García Lorca.

Plot Keywords:

Artist | Friend | Friendship | Love | 1922

Cast

Javier Beltrán	...	Federico García Lorca
Robert Pattinson	...	Salvador Dalí
Matthew McNulty	...	Luis Buñuel
Marina Gatell	...	Magdalena
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, language and a brief disturbing image.

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R | UK:15 | Canada:18A (Ontario) | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Company:

APT Films

Quotes:

Salvador Dalí: From this point on, my real life begins.
Federico García Lorca: Your real life? And what about this life? You can't just abandon everything!
Salvador Dalí: Abandon what? Sitting in an art room all day, going out of my mind with boredom? Drinking myself into a stupor every night? I'm so sick of it!
Federico García Lorca: How can you say that? Your painting's never been better. This isn't you, Salvador. What's happened to you?
Salvador Dalí: Federico, why can't you just be happy for me?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#8.22)" (2009)

Haunting and captivating film with wonderful actors

I watched this film a week ago and after the last shot I realized that I wanted to watch it again. That very moment! From the very beginning! I read in someone's article the word "haunting" about this film - I absolutely agree with it. It's an elegantly made film with fascinating actors. The enchanting guitar, violin and piano just intensify the heady mood of it. The actors' way of speaking (described as "terrible accents" in someone's comment) didn't bother me at all, maybe because neither English nor Spanish are my first languages. But I agree with Dromerito2003 that it would've been more believable if all of them spoke Spanish (Robert Pattinson definitely has "language ear" and it wouldn't be difficult for him to speak Spanish only, I think). With subtitles. By the way now I'd like to learn Spanish to read Lorca's poems in it. And to visit Spain shown so lovingly ( I agree that photography is great!)and to see as many works of Dali as possible. And to watch "Little Ashes" again...