Daliland movie storyline. The year is 1973. While running errands for the Manhattan gallery where he works, James (Christopher Briney) is drawn into the orbit of Salvador Dalí (Ben Kingsley) and Gala (Barbara Sukowa). The former likes James’s insight and reverence; the latter fancies his angelic face and youthful physique.
James is soon working for the couple, monitoring Dalí’s productivity as an exhibition looms and luxuriating in the outré glamour of their coterie — which includes an endearingly droll Alice Cooper (Mark McKenna). The more James sees, however, the more he comes to understand his employers’ grotesque codependency — and how many of their associates are committing petty acts of fraud.
Boasting dazzling performances from Ben Kingsley and Barbara Sukowa, the latest from director Mary Harron (American Psycho) pulls back the curtain on the larger-than-life union of Spanish painter Salvador Dalí and his wife Gala.
Boasting dazzling performances from Ben Kingsley and Barbara Sukowa, the latest from director Mary Harron (American Psycho) ushers us into the rarified milieu of one of the greatest — and most eccentric — artists of the 20th century. Viewed through the starstruck gaze of a young assistant, Dalíland pulls back the curtain on the larger-than-life union of Spanish painter Salvador Dalí and his spouse Gala, conjuring a seductive sphere where imagination and reality seem indistinguishable.
Dalíland is a 2022 American biographical drama film directed by Mary Harron. It is based on the true story of surrealist painter Salvador Dalí and his tempestuous marriage to muse and wife Gala during the 1970s. The film stars Ben Kingsley, Barbara Sukowa, Christopher Briney, Rupert Graves, Alexander Beyer, Andreja Pejić, Suki Waterhouse, and Ezra Miller.
Dalíland had its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 17, 2022. In November 2022, Magnolia Pictures acquired distribution rights to the film. It received a theatrical and on-demand release on June 9, 2023.
Daliland (2023)
Directed by: Mary Harron
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Barbara Sukowa, Christopher Briney, Rupert Graves, Alexander Beyer, Andreja Pejić, Suki Waterhouse, Ezra Miller, Mark McKenna, Zachary Nachbar-Seckel, Avital Lvova
Screenplay by: John C. Walsh
Production Design by: Isona Rigau
Cinematography by: Marcel Zyskind
Film Editing by: Alex Mackie
Costume Design by: Hannah Edwards
Set Decoration by: Tanya Bowd
Art Direction by: Caterina Vanzi
Music by: Edmund Butt
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Magnolia Pictures
Release Date: September 17, 2022 (TIFF), June 9, 2023 (United States)
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