One of the most magical moments in my years of blind devotion to movie-watching was when I first saw a 15- minute 1929 masterpiece called
"Un Chien Andalou" by master surrealist
Luis Bunuel. It was dream-like, shocking and nothing like anything I've ever seen. For a time I was obsessed with the works of Bunuel and this obsession extended to the works of Bunuel's frequent collaborators, the painter
Salvador Dali and writer
Federico Garcia Lorca.
Imagine my excitement when I found out that a movie has recently been made about the lives and relationships of the formidable trio. The movie
"Little Ashes" follows the 18-year old Dali as he attracts the attention and develops a bond with the university's social elite, Bunuel and Lorca in 1922 Madrid.
If it sounds rather boring, wait till your 13 year-old daughter finds out that it stars
"Twilight" heartthrob
Robert Pattinson as the very Spanish Salvador Dali. (Uhmm. That bit kind of ruins the film for me.) This is Pattinson's first post- Edward Cullen film and is sure to drive public interest. The film also stars
Javier Beltran as Garcia Llorca and
Matthew McNulty as Bunuel. Paul Morrison directs.
Hmmm.. Why do I have the feeling that this film is going to be truly abhorrent and forgettable in an "Other Boleyn Girl" kind of way? Ikaw? What do you think? Should this be in the crap bucket? (Hi, Peter Travers)
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