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Little Ashes
Madrid 1922. A city wavering on the edge of change as traditional values are
challenged by the dangerous new influences of Jazz, Freud and the avant-garde.
Salvador Dalí arrives at university: 18 years old and determined to become a great
artist. His bizarre blend of shyness and rampant exhibitionism attracts the attention of
two of the university’s social elite - Federico García Lorca and Luis Buñuel.
Salvador is absorbed into their decadent group and for a time Salvador, Luis and
Federico become a formidable trio, the most ultra-modern group in Madrid. However
as time passes, Salvador feels an increasingly strong pull towards the charismatic
Federico – who is himself oblivious of the attentions he is getting from his beautiful
writer friend, Margarita. Finally, in the face of his friends’ preoccupations – and
Federico’s growing renown as a poet – Luis sets off for Paris in search of his own
artistic success.
Federico and Salvador spend the holiday in the sea-side town of Cadaques. Both the
idyllic surroundings and the warmth of the Dalí family sweep Federico off his feet.
Salvador and he draw closer, sharing their deepest beliefs, inspirations and secrets,
convinced that they have found a kind of friendship undreamt of by others. It is more
than a meeting of the minds; it is a fusion of souls. And then one night, in the
phosphorescent water, it becomes something else…
A seemingly innocent kiss throws Federico and Salvador into the realms of the taboo.
In the world of Spanish Catholicism homosexuality is an affront against God and
man. On their return to Madrid the two embark on an unspoken, secret affair, terrified
to do more than steal the occasional kiss, hidden in the darkness. When Luis visits, he
is appalled to realise that Federico is in love with Salvador. He leaves the city in
shock rather than confronting his one-time friend.
Salvador visits Luis in Paris and returns determined to separate himself from both
Federico and Madrid – Luis has convinced him that both are proving detrimental to
his career. Federico, increasingly fearful of his emotions, now becomes terrified of the
thought of losing Salvador. One fateful afternoon the situation escalates as, frustrated
and manipulated, Federico has sex with Margarita whilst Salvador watches. The
episode leaves Federico distraught as Salvador becomes colder than ever and leaves
for Paris.
Alone in Madrid, Federico struggles against his psyche, tortured by the damning
implications of his own religious beliefs and the undeniable voice of his flesh. He is
haunted by news of Salvador who is collaborating on a Surrealist film with Luis and
has embarked on an affair with a married woman – Gala. Finally Margarita forces
Federico to admit to himself his homosexuality and carry on with his life.
He departs for America, never expecting to see Salvador again…
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Madrid 1936. Spain is teetering on the precipice of civil war. Federico, now a highly
acclaimed and controversial playwright, receives an invitation to dinner from
Salvador and Gala. But the hosts have a rather unusual agenda and the evening is a
disaster. A week later, Salvador is hosting a party when he discovers that Federico has
been assassinated in the outbreak of war. The walls of self-denial that surround the
artist come crashing down as he realises, too late, the depth of his love for Federico.
Writer: Philippa Gosling
Director: Paul Morrison (Academy Award nominee for “Salomon and Gainor”,
“Wondrous Oblivion”)
Producers: Carlo Dusi, Jonny Persey, Jaume Vilalta
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Tom Hardy
Budget: €2,500,000
Estimated start date: August 2007
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