Dalíland

Dalíland is a drama set in New York in 1973, where James, a young gallery assistant, is drawn into the world of Salvador Dalí. The aging surrealist asks James to help him prepare for a major exhibition, and the job pulls the young man into the artist's chaotic circle of parties, models and celebrities. As James spends more time with Dalí, he sees that the painter's marriage to his wife and muse, Gala, is under strain, and that Gala's own interests threaten both the couple's finances and their long relationship.

Mary Harron directed and co-wrote the film with John C. Walsh. It is her fifth feature, following I Shot Andy Warhol, American Psycho, The Notorious Bettie Page and Charlie Says, and it continues her interest in artists and cultural figures. Ben Kingsley plays Dalí, with Barbara Sukowa as Gala and Christopher Briney as James. Rupert Graves, Andreja Pejić and Suki Waterhouse appear in supporting roles. Edward R. Pressman, Chris Curling and David O. Sacks produced.

Released in 2022 and running 97 minutes, the film received a 5.3 out of 10 from critics across 70 reviews. Audiences are slightly warmer: it holds a 5.9 out of 10 on IMDb from around 3,100 votes, and the same score on TMDB from a much smaller number of ratings.