Matthew McNutly (who is really really lovely -and I can’t exaggerate that point enough), talks to Digital Spy about Little Ashes and Rob’s role as Salvador Dali. Here is a snippet from the article:

Were you a fan of Dalí and Buñuel before you took the part in the film?
“No, I wouldn’t say I was a fan. I knew of their work – more so Buñuel. I did a module at university of some of his films. I appreciate his work, I think he’s a fantastic director, but I didn’t know anything of Dalí and Buñuel the people, so this film and this script was an eye-opener in that sense for me.”

Do you think Dalí and surrealism in general needs rescuing from its “zany” student poster reputation?
“I think so, and this film will definitely do that. A lot of people who will see this film because of Rob Pattinson will be able to form their own opinions of surrealism. It’ll be a fresh opinion and not one that’s been developed through the elements that have been ridiculed in the surrealist movement. The course of surrealism did possibly last a bit too long and the central ideals were kind of watered down, so hopefully from this film people will research into it and know more about those ideals.”

Do you think there’s a risk that the merit of the film will be overshadowed by Pattinson’s nude and love scenes?
“Possibly to people that haven’t seen the film, but I’m not really bothered about that. If people want to judge it before they’ve actually seen it and judge it on the fact that there’s a teen heartthrob playing the lead then that’s more fool them. I think that the film has got merit of its own through its writing and the cinematography. Hopefully word of mouth will dispel any of that.”

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