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Little Ashes

2008 · 112 min

A slow, melancholic plunge into artistic obsession and doomed love, beautiful and stifling.

Directed by
Paul Morrison
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Javier Beltrán, Robert Pattinson, Matthew McNulty
Tagline
Two lovers risking it all. One story, untold until now.
Overview
About the young life and loves of artist Salvador Dalí, filmmaker Luis Buñuel and writer Federico García Lorca.

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Directed by
Paul Morrison
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Javier Beltrán, Robert Pattinson, Matthew McNulty
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • obsession
  • identity
  • art
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • school
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Paul Morrison
Written by
Philippa Goslett
Starring
Javier Beltrán, Robert Pattinson, Matthew McNulty, Marina Gatell, Adria Allue, Bruno Oro, Esther Nubiola, Marc Pujol
Music
Miguel Mera
Cinematography
Adam Suschitzky
Runtime
112 min
Country
Spain, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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