- The title of the film Little Ashescomes from a painting of the same name by Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech. This painting was created between 1927 and 1928 and is an early masterpiece of Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech. This painting was originally called "", later renamed "", and finally changed to Little Ashes. The name comes from the title of a poem written by Lorca to Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech.
- The film was shot in Spain, and English dialogue was used. In the film, in addition to the Spanish actors who speak English with a Spanish accent, other native English-speaking actors also perform in English with a Spanish accent.
- The film was shot with a high-definition DVcam machine.
- Only three paintings by Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech appear in the film.
- Although the film shows the same-sex sentiment between Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech and Lorca, for many years, Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech has been writing articles claiming that he is not homosexual, and he is also vehemently denying this relationship.
- In order for the director to show Lorca’s poems authentically in the film, he asked the actors to recite them in Spanish in the film, and then English was added later.
- In the second half of the film, several black-and-white images appeared when Lorga was overwhelmed. These images are from the film "An Andalu Dog". This film is the first surrealist film. The director is Luis Buñuel, and the screenwriters are Luis Buñuel and Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech .
Little Ashes behind the scenes gags
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Profesor de Arte: You have 20 minutes to deliver an oral critique of Raphael. You may begin... Mr. Dalí?
Salvador Dalí: Gentlemen... I returned from Paris with a conclusion that the entire amount of real, artistic knowledge contained within this panel of professors is not equal to one half of this. This, my fingernail. Not one half, gentlemen. And I've been insulting myself by letting your shruddy practices, your pathetic, outdated theories and questionable characters shit on my genius. And I hope with all my heart that you'll realize I'm right and give up this foolishness and go back to the pigsties and the haystacks, where you might be of some real use.
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Salvador Dalí: I've recently escaped from prison.
Salvador Dalí: 31 days of incarceration.