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Little Ashes: new film about early, gay love affairs of Salvador Dali
Front-Ranger:
This opens today in Denver! I won't get to see it today, though, because I am seeing a different movie...Brokeback Mountain!!
Front-Ranger:
I saw Little Ashes yesterday with friends brokebackjack and happyatlast. It is a tremendously meaty film! I must see it at least a couple of times more. I am so happy that the character of Federico Lorca was at the heart of the film rather than Salvadore Dali, not because I don't like Dali, but because Lorca was more complex and thoughtful, and we know less about him (Dali was a very good publicist for himself, in addition to his wife, so we know a lot about him!)
The movie begins rather slowly, and I seemed to see parallels to, of all things, Gone With the Wind, where the young people are all gaily ( :D) and naively partying while the storm clouds of war and unrest gather.
If I'd known about all the uproar over Robert Pattinson, I might not have seen the movie, so it's a blessing. That's the reason I delayed seeing Brokeback Mountain, because I could not fathom a story by Annie Proulx being made into a movie starring Heath Ledger and Jakie!!
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: atz75 on April 12, 2009, 06:35:56 pm ---
From the clips shown on E!, it appears that there are some pretty steamy scenes in this film.
Here's the link to the imdb page about it.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104083/
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So, Amanda, have you seen Little Ashes yet?
I think the swimming scene is worth the price of admission, by itself! Thank you for alerting us to this movie!
Brown Eyes:
LOL, no I haven't seen it. And, I don't really know when I will. Probably when it comes out on video or something. I mainly posted about it here because I thought BetterMostians would be interested, more than out of personal interest. Lately, personally, I'm feeling the need to see more movies and read books that focus on lesbian subjects more than on gay male relationships.
I agree with you about Dali, and I've heard some reviews of the film that make me less-than enthusiastic about it afterall. I'm glad you enjoyed it Lee.
Front-Ranger:
This is now available on DVD!! Anyone seen it?
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