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The movie
Little Ashes is the story of the meeting between a young Salvador Dali and the poet Federico Garcia Lorca and how their friendship developed into a gay love affair. While it is widely acknowledged that Lorca was infatuated with Dali, the artist always denied ever entering a relationship with him. Dali (in typical contradictory terms) claimed:

“He was homosexual, as everyone knows, and madly in love with me…He tried to screw me twice... I was extremely annoyed, because I wasn't homosexual, and I wasn't interested in giving in. Besides, it hurts. So nothing came of it”

Justifying her decision to depict the affair as fact writer Philipa Goslett has said:

“Having done a huge amount of research, it's clear something happened, no question… When you look at the letters it's clear something more was going on there….It began as a friendship, became more intimate and moved to a physical level but Dali found it difficult and couldn't carry on. He said they tried to have sex but it hurt, so they couldn't consummate the relationship”

Plot Summary
In 1922 the 18 year old Salvador Dali arrives at university in Madrid. The Residencia de Estudiantes or student residences is a modern environment which encourages Spain’s brightest young minds. Salvador, who is determined to become a great artist, soon catches the attention of the Resi’s social elite – poet Federico Garcia Lorca and aspiring film maker Luis Bunuel. Together they form the nucleus of the most modern group in Madrid.

Their private lives become increasingly complex as Federico ignores the advances of friend and writer Margarita and Salvador himself feels the pull of Lorca’s magnetism. Luis, becoming increasingly isolated by the duo’s closeness decides to move to Paris to fulfil his own artistic ambitions, leaving Salvador and Federico to spend the summer at the sea-side village of Cadaques.

Federico finds himself accepted into the Dali family as he and Salvador grow closer then, one night, the friendship becomes more…

Little Ashes Painting
The movie title is taken from Salvador Dali’s 1927-28 painting Cenicitas (little Ashes). It was originally called The Birth of Venus, before being changed to Sterile Efforts and then finally Cencitas It was first displayed on 20 March 1929 in a Madrid exhibition. It was again displayed in his first solo exhibition in Paris in June 1931 The painting is currently in the Dali collection of the Queen Sofia Art Centre in Madrid

Cast/Crew
Javier Beltran as Federico García Lorca

Matthew McNulty as Luis Buñuel

Robert Pattinson as Salvador Dalí

Marina Gatell as Margarita

Arly Jover as Gala

Paul Morrison (director) Director

Philippa Goslett	Writer

Movie festivals
Little Ashes will be showing at the 16th annual Raindance film festival in London. The screening is on the 7th October 2008 at 19:00