Dalíland is TIFF 2022’s was the Closing Night Gala film on Saturday, September 17 at Roy Thomson Hall
Dalíland tells the story of the later years of the strange and fascinating marriage between the genius Salvador Dalí and his wife, Gala, as their seemingly unshakable bond begins to stress and fracture. Set in New York and Spain in 1973, the story is told through the eyes of James, a young assistant keen to make his name in the art world, who helps the eccentric and mercurial Dalí prepare for a big gallery show.
The cast
Ben Kingsley as Salvador Dalí
Ezra Miller as young Salvador Dalí
Barbara Sukowa as Gala Dalí
Avital Lvova as young Gala Dalí
Christopher Briney as James
Rupert Graves as Captain Moore
Alexander Beyer as Christoffe
Andreja Pejić as Amanda Lear
Suki Waterhouse as Ginestag
Mark McKenna as Alice Cooper