Movie Preview: Robert Pattinson in Little Ashes

December 4, 2008

The tag line for Little Ashes declares that this is a story that has gone untold — until now. The film follows three of Spain's great creative minds in the tumultuous setting of 1920s Madrid. Robert Pattinson plays Salvador Dali, Javier Beltran is Federico García Lorca, and Matthew McNulty takes the role of Luis Buñuel in this tale of art, lust and history. From the trailer it appears that there's an emphasis on the lust part, not so much on the actual art or history parts. Visually the film looks pretty cool, though, and it's an interesting topic for sure. To watch the trailer and let me know what you think, read more.

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3 years 51 weeks

Saw this movie over the weekend and it was quite good. All actors do a fine job and the sexual content was done with taste. I believe Rob's portrayal was right on and Javier Beltran who plays Lorca did a splendid portrayal as well. They made you feel what they were feeling and you chuckled, cried and felt the heartbreak the entire movie. I say Kudos to Robert for having taken the risk. It was worth it.

sophie meas 4 years 5 days

OMG, Rob Pattinson is so good in this movie...he reminds of Johnny Depp for some reason. It was great to see a film about Salvador Dali...he is such an interesting person...an engima.

4 years 2 weeks

pls don't live it..

4 years 2 weeks

hahay i love robert pattinson hope.. you don't live the new and other movies in twilight! keep it good..

ilanac13 4 years 23 weeks

well - i'll have to check this one out - for no other reason except that rob's in it. i don't think that the content would have lured me in otherwise - but this just seems like a great way to get an audience - get the vampire to come in and life will be good!

pequeña 4 years 23 weeks

I DID like Marie Antoinette - I though it was fresh and I love Sofia's photography. As you said, it was her own take of the story. I just think that sometimes, and specially in historical movies that are based in real characters, omitting the actually language that this characters spoke is also omitting a big part of the culture of these people. Federico García Lorca was a poet - is it the same to read his poetry in Spanish than in English? I just wonder if sometimes it is for merely artistic reasons that they do the movies in English, or because it wouldn't be attractive to the English speaking public. It's like all these Hollywood remakes of films that aren't in English. The Last Kiss, No Reservations, Brothers... and I could go on and on. Why don't they distribute the original film, instead of then doing the Hollywood copy? All I'm saying is that there is a very big part of the English speaking public that is not used to read subtitles and, I think, that's why this movie was filmed in English - I know many of the actors in it and most of them their first language is not English.

Vaadsfweytes 4 years 23 weeks

I can't wait to see this movie. I love Dali and Bunuel.

californiagirlx7 4 years 23 weeks

I'll pass, doesn't look interesting to me.I loved Marie Antoinette and I didn't have a problem with the actors speaking in English. It was Sofia Coppola's own take on the story.

californiagirlx7 4 years 23 weeks

I'll pass, doesn't look interesting to me. I loved Marie Antoinette and I didn't have a problem with the actors speaking in English. It was Sofia Coppola's own take on the story.

nessa17 4 years 23 weeks

looks interesting!rob's stache is something else.

nessa17 4 years 23 weeks

looks interesting! rob's stache is something else.

marseilles rose 4 years 23 weeks

Nice mustache Rob. Btw, Marie Antoinette is being given 4.5 stars by me.

reesiecup 4 years 23 weeks

interesting stache. i wonder if rob pulls off yet another impeccable foreign accent!

shafiii 4 years 23 weeks

the mustache... oh dearthe movie looks good, very intense and riveting. i'll probably check it out on dvd.

shafiii 4 years 23 weeks

the mustache... oh dear the movie looks good, very intense and riveting. i'll probably check it out on dvd.

fifafifa 4 years 23 weeks

I'm very interested in this movie. Dali was fascinating later in his life and I think it will be interesting to see the beginnings of his career. Plus, I (heart) Rob Pattinson. Sad but true!

fifafifa 4 years 23 weeks

I'm very interested in this movie. Dali was fascinating later in his life and I think it will be interesting to see the beginnings of his career. Plus, I (heart) Rob Pattinson. Sad but true!

leeluvfashion 4 years 23 weeks

This looks like a very interesting film. Rob looked very much like Dali in that last shot. I also loved Marie Antoinette. Beautiful photography and I liked how Sophia showed a different take on the story. Kirsten Dunst with a french accent just wouldn't have worked to well; I preferred her own accent/voice.

leeluvfashion 4 years 23 weeks

This looks like a very interesting film. Rob looked very much like Dali in that last shot.I also loved Marie Antoinette. Beautiful photography and I liked how Sophia showed a different take on the story. Kirsten Dunst with a french accent just wouldn't have worked to well; I preferred her own accent/voice.

vcastellanos16 4 years 23 weeks

This movie definately looks interesting. I don't know a whole lot about Dali but if Rob Pattinson is portraying him, count me in... I'm excited to see him do a meaty role like this.

meerkat 4 years 23 weeks

Haha, that last look is actually pretty dead on Dali. Looks interesting...

meerkat 4 years 23 weeks

Haha, that last look is actually pretty dead on Dali.Looks interesting...

Francoisehardly 4 years 23 weeks

"Francoisehardly, I LOVED Marie Antoinette because it wasn't the typical BBC type production. It was total eye candy." Definitely. I'm kind of getting off topic though, but for MA they even adjusted the choice of colors to be lighter than what would have worn during the time period. That's actually what I love about cinema. You can choose to be accurate or you could create whatever reality you want and even create a fantastical reality that could never be real. I wouldn't mind living within movies if I could. :)

Francoisehardly 4 years 23 weeks

"Francoisehardly, I LOVED Marie Antoinette because it wasn't the typical BBC type production. It was total eye candy."Definitely. I'm kind of getting off topic though, but for MA they even adjusted the choice of colors to be lighter than what would have worn during the time period. That's actually what I love about cinema. You can choose to be accurate or you could create whatever reality you want and even create a fantastical reality that could never be real. I wouldn't mind living within movies if I could. :)

alikat07 4 years 23 weeks

Wow, great story to cover! I hope this movie is good and does justice to Dali's story

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