The Death of Salvador Dali
| The Death of Salvador Dalí | |
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| Directed by | Delaney Bishop |
| Written by | Delaney Bishop |
| Produced by | Daniel Long Caryl Flemmons Obassi Teah Ana Terzani |
| Starring | Dita Von Teese Salvador Benavides Mary Burton |
| Cinematography | Mick Schlitzneglitz Delaney Bishop |
| Edited by | Delaney Bishop Mick Schlitzneglitz |
| Music by | Felix Brenner |
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Running time | 18 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Death of Salvador Dalí is a 2005 American fantasy short film written and directed by Delaney Bishop. The plot concerns Salvador Dalí consulting Sigmund Freud on how to depict madness in his artwork.
Cast
- Dita Von Teese as Gala Dalí
- Salvador Benavides as Salvador Dalí
- Mary Burton as Angela
- Alejandro Cardenas as Luis Buñuel
- Robert Cesario as Sigmund Freud
- Raphael Edwards as Paul Éluard
- Alan Shearman as André Breton
Awards
The film won the Jury's Special Award for Excellence in Cinematography at the Aarhus Film Festival, in Denmark in 2006. Salvador Benavides won Best Actor for his role as Salvador Dalí at the Nosotros Film Festival on August 27, 2006 in Los Angeles. Dita Von Teese won the award for Best Female Performance for her depiction of Dalí's wife Gala, at The Beverly Hills Film Festival in 2006.