The actor Ben Kingsley, turned into Salvador Dalí and under the orders of Mary Harron, the director of com titles American Psycowill be in charge of close the Toronto International Film Festival on September 17. Dalilandthe biopic of the surrealist genius starring the Oscar-winning performer, but does not have the approval of the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation.
The institution that manages the rights of the artist from Figueres has made it explicit that the film will be presented without his authorization “because you haven’t had a chance to preview it and perform his duties as the person responsible for protecting the work and the image of the painter”, for this reason does not rule out taking legal action if it sees fit.
According to the foundation, he found out about the film through the media and despite having contacted the production company “to regularize the rights” he has not received any response from those responsible for the film.
For all that, in condition ofuniversal administrator of the artist’s rightsthe foundation “reserves the right to exercise the legal actions it deems appropriate to safeguard the good name of the artist, of his creative activity, of the Dalí Theatre-Museum of Figueres and of the Dalí Foundation”, as indicated in a communicated
Dalí and Gala at 70
Daliland narra the last years of the marriage between Salvador Dalí and Gala. Set in New York and Spain in the seventies, the story is told through the eyes of James, a young assistant who helps the artist prepare a major exhibition.
Kingsley, known for his roles in films like Gandhi i Schindler’s listinterpreta Salvador Dalí in the stage of maturity, while the controversial actor Ezra Miller plays the role of the fig tree in his younger years. German actress Barbara Sukowa plays Gala and model Andreja Pejic is Amanda Lear.
The film was shot in the UK.