Little Ashes DVD, 2008

In 1922, Madrid is on the edge of change as traditional values are challenged by the new influences of Jazz, Freud and the avant-garde. Salvador Dali arrives at the university; 18 years old and determined to become a great artist. His bizarre blend of shyness and rampant exhibitionism attracts the attention of two of the university's social elite - Federico García Lorca and Luis Buñuel. Salvador is absorbed into their decadent group and for a time they become a formidable trio. However as time passes, Salvador feels an increasingly strong pull towards the charismatic Federico. Finally, in the face of his friends' preoccupations - and Federico's growing renown as a poet - Luis sets off for Paris in search of his own artistic success. Federico and Salvador spend the holiday in the seaside town of Cadaques. Both the idyllic surroundings and the warmth of the Dali family sweep Federico off his feet. Salvador and he draw closer, sharing their deepest beliefs, inspirations and secrets, convinced that they have found a kind of friendship undreamt of by others.