A few superficial impressions

Lexus 2022-11-23 15:54:41

1. The picture is very British, although the story is not in the UK, and although the dialogue is in Spanish-style English, there is no doubt that this is a British film.
2. The actor who plays Dali has done enough homework (such as deliberately large and small eyes on the right and left, body performance at 31'00'', a paragraph after 66'00'', expression at 88'00'', etc.), But Pattinson and Dali's temperament are far from each other. More often, people feel that this is a thankless imitation show, and we really can't see Dali; and Federico's image of a country gentleman is similar to Charm and talent don't really go hand in hand.
3. The hue and saturation of light and shadow evoke the sadness of people's youth.
4. The soundtrack is good.
In short, such a subject should perhaps have a more uninhibited expression, a non-British one. After all, it was an age of surrealism, an age of turbulent absurdity, and after all, the protagonists were a group of brilliant geniuses. But this movie is still remarkable.

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Little Ashes quotes

  • Salvador Dalí: I've recently escaped from prison.

    Salvador Dalí: 31 days of incarceration.

  • Magdalena: If we had a choice in these things, which we don't. Don't we?

    Magdalena: Look. I am not saying it's going to be easy. But I don't think you can carry on like this. I mean, you can. Of course, you can. But it has a price. I think sometimes we just have to risk it. Live the way we feel. And you know it, it might not turn out well. Sometimes it doesn't turn out well at all. But we have to try. We have to keep on trying. Otherwise, we just become puppets. All painted smiles outside, while inside nothing but sawdust.