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Daaaaaali!

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A young French journalist meets Salvador Dalí repeatedly for a documentary film project which never gets to start shooting.

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An ideal marriage of director and subject, Quentin Dupieux's Daaaaaali! does justice to the surrealist painter by flouting narrative convention to amusing effect.

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John Bleasdale Sight & Sound Apr 30
Dupieux shares with his subject an obstinacy to forge ahead and in so doing attains a silliness that becomes dangerously close to the sublime. Go to Full Review
Simon Abrams RogerEbert.com 10/05/2024
3/4
It’s not a sophisticated bit, but Dupieux’s commitment to illogical anti-humor remains pretty disarming. Go to Full Review
Elisabeth Vincentelli New York Times 10/03/2024
The constant trickery eventually becomes a little tiresome. The filmmaker cranks out movies with rare velocity... At least we won't have to wait long to see how he will make up for this frustrating stylistic exercise. Go to Full Review
Jo-Ann Titmarsh HeyUGuys Apr 30
4/5
Daaaaaali! might not tell you much about the man it portrays and it certainly won’t have an easy time at the box office, but it is a charming, engaging and intelligent film that cements Dupieux’s reputation as a fearless and highly entertaining filmmaker. Go to Full Review
Maxance Vincent Movies We Texted About Jan 6
5/5
If I had a camera and the resources Dupieux has, I’d do the exact same [film] and wouldn’t feel remorseful about it, either. Go to Full Review
Codie Allen Geek Vibes Nation Jul 18
8/10
In a world full of biopics that take themselves far too seriously, Dupieux is a breath of fresh, surreal air. Go to Full Review
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Mira M 10/06/2024 A surrealist use of time, that dragged on just a bit at the end See more xldw 6 @RT98543640 10/23/2024 A wonderful film that can be played in a loop continuously presents an endless chain of desires in a fancy nested structure, making people sink into an eternal long dream. Just like waking up leisurely after desires are unfulfilled and continuing to enter another psychedelic journey, and the ending that can be modified and returned layer by layer according to one's will. The dream structure and surreal style are both reinterpreting Dali's unruly and narcissistic nature with Dali's crazy brushstrokes. Making extensive use of the upturned mustache (so that viewers can quickly recognize different actors as Dali), presenting telephones on plates, disordered time, branch canes and skeleton donkeys all make people smile knowingly. There are also Dali's paintings made into real scenes. This film also has quite the charm of Buñuel's movies. The repeatedly blocked desires/processes (unfinished interviews, endless dreams, corridors that can't reach the end) seem like variations of "The Exterminating Angel" and "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie". The multiple people playing one role (six Dali actors) is just like an upgraded version of "That Obscure Object of Desire". A meta-movie about dreaming/making dreams vs. interviewing/seeking the truth (performance fiction vs. realistic recording). The television screen becomes the main transition medium, with reverse motion, reversed interviews, and watching one's own movie. I usually use these two sites for more free movies and short dramas.If you have a better website, please recommend it to me. Thank you https://omnishort.com/?utm_source=rottentomatoes https://nightgod.tv/?utm_source=rottentomatoes See more Vincent @vinix 02/10/2024 This movie has a lot in common with Dalí's paintings: a couple of good ideas, many cheap tricks, tedious repetitiveness, very little meaning or substance. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A young French journalist meets Salvador Dalí repeatedly for a documentary film project which never gets to start shooting.
Director
Quentin Dupieux
Producer
Thomas Verhaeghe, Mathieu Verhaeghe
Screenwriter
Quentin Dupieux
Distributor
Music Box Films
Production Co
Atelier de Production
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
French
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 4, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 22, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA)
$25.6K
Runtime
1h 17m