The historical fiction sets painter Salvador Dali, poet Frederico Garcia Lorca and filmmaker Luis Bunuel as friends at a Madrid university
di Betsy Sharkey The Los Angeles Times
Little Ashes" is a trifling historical fantasy, gossip wrapped in gossamer, beautiful to watch but it takes only a light wind to leave the story in tatters.
The setting is an imaginary Madrid, circa 1922. The Catholic Church and the intellectuals are locked in a battle for the Spanish soul. At the university, ideas and emotions are roiling the lives of three friends, the esoteric is debated in bedrooms and bars over massive quantities of alcohol. They will grow into important creative forces: painter Salvador Dalí, poet Frederico García Lorca and filmmaker Luis Buñuel. [...]
di Betsy Sharkey, articolo completo (3424 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 8 maggio 2009
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