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A Handful of Ashes

A Handful of Ashes

Drama, LGBTQ, Biography

Paul Morrison

Javier Beltrán, Robert Pattinson, Matthew McNulty, Marina Gattell

2008

UK, Spain

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Completed

English

112 minutes

2025-03-02 05:43:23

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This film (drama)Also known asLittle Ashes,is aUK, SpainProducerwomen sex,At2008Released in year 。The dialogue language isEnglish,Current Douban rating7.3(For reference only)。
This is a film about three postmodern masters from Spain—great painter Salvador Dalí (played by Robert Pattinson), poet Federico García Lorca (played by Javier Beltrán), and film master Luis Buñuel (played by Matthew McNulty) in their youth. The story is set in Spain in 1922, a time when traditional values were under the impact of new cultural waves. Progressive youth Lorca and Buñuel are prominent figures at the university, while Dalí is a freshman just entering the college. The talented yet shy Dalí quickly attracts the attention of the two, who take the initiative to get to know him and invite him to various small-group activities. Gradually, Dalí's wild and carefree side deeply fascinates Lorca, and their emotional connection and spiritual bond lead their relationship towards love. Discovering all of this, Buñuel takes Dalí to Paris, where the two unleash their talents in postmodern art. After parting ways, they each take completely different paths: Lorca becomes an important leader in the anti-fascist movement, while Dalí becomes absorbed in fame and fortune, uninterested in politics. Later, Lorca loses his life due to political struggles, and upon hearing the news, Dalí is devastated and frantically paints on paper...