Dalí and His Lover (aka A Little Ashes) is a biographical film released by Regent Releasing in the United States. Directed by Paul Morrison and starring Robert Pattinson, Javier Beltran, Matthew McNaughty, Marina Gattle, and others, the film tells the story of the young years of the Spanish surrealist painter Dalí, the film director Luis Buñuel, and the poet Federico García Lorca. Image source: High-quality image
Stills from "Dalí and His Lover", in 1922, the 18-year-old Salvador Dali (Robert Pattinson) came to study at the university in Madrid, Spain, when the young Dalí was not so obedient and stubborn, and his heart was full of only artistic dreams and pursuits. His arrival attracts the attention of the school's top poet Federico Garcia Lorca (Javier Beltran) and the elite filmmaker Luis Buñuel (Matthew McNaughty). Image source: High-quality image
Stills from "Dalí and His Lover", Dalí's unique temperament of being shy and crazy, and his genius paintings allowed him to quickly integrate into the social circles of the two men. The three of them found that they all shared a common artistic pursuit and high-end taste, so they often interacted with each other and formed the most avant-garde and modern art group in Madrid at that time. Image source: High-quality image
Stills from "Dalí and His Lover", but the relationship between the three people immediately transcends friendship. Buñuel frequently showed favor to Lorca, but Lorca was more fond of Dalí, and Dalí was captivated by Lorca's handsomeness, so the two became intimate. Image source: High-quality image
Stills from "Dalí and His Lover", Buñuel is sad to see his lover and friends paired up, so he leaves Madrid and goes to Paris alone to pursue his artistic ideals. Dalí and Lorca can also spend a quiet summer time together. So, one night, the two officially transcended the boundaries of friendship in passion. When Louis returned to the school to visit them, he was shocked by their unbridled closeness. Image source: High-quality image
Stills from "Dalí and His Lover", Dalí discovers that Lorca's fascination with himself seems to be much deeper than he originally thought, far beyond his control. Anxious, he also moved to Paris. There his paintings and his signature moustache were recognized. Image source: High-quality image
Stills from "Dalí and His Lover", in Paris, Dalí soon falls in love again, but this time with a woman named Gora (played by Marina Gattle). When Lorca came to Paris to regain his old love with Dalí, he found that Dalí in front of him seemed to have changed. Image source: High-quality image
Stills from "Dalí and His Lover", image source: Gao Pin Image