The life of Dalí’s sister, revealed on screen

The film ‘Miss Dalí’ explores the world of Anna Dalí, directed by award-winning Catalan filmmaker Ventura Pons

The Dalí family in a frame from the 'Miss Dalí' film directed by Ventura Pons (March 13 2018 by Els Films de la Rambla)
The Dalí family in a frame from the 'Miss Dalí' film directed by Ventura Pons (March 13 2018 by Els Films de la Rambla) / ACN

ACN | Barcelona

April 4, 2018 02:40 PM

The life of renowned Catalan surrealist Salvador Dalí has been pored over by enthusiasts and academics alike. The focus is often on the eccentric, so that what seems like the mundane often fades into obscurity. But these details can help us learn more still: for example, the perspective of Dalí’s sister, Anna, immortalized in a new film.  

Directed by renowned Catalan director Ventura Pons, the film ‘Miss Dalí’ premiers this Friday, focusing on the life and world of Anna Maria Dalí. The artist and his youngest sister were close despite a four year difference, and Anna acted as a model and muse for the surrealist painter. But this relationship would eventually take a turn for the worst, ending with the two not speaking to each other.

 

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