The life of Dalí’s sister, revealed on screen

The life of renowned Catalan surrealist Salvador Dalí has been pored over by enthusiasts and academics alike. The focus is often on the eccentric, so that what seems like the mundane often fades into obscurity. But these details can help us learn more still: for example, the perspective of Dalí’s sister, Anna, immortalized in a new film.  

Directed by renowned Catalan director Ventura Pons, the film ‘Miss Dalí’ premiers this Friday, focusing on the life and world of Anna Maria Dalí. The artist and his youngest sister were close despite a four year difference, and Anna acted as a model and muse for the surrealist painter. But this relationship would eventually take a turn for the worst, ending with the two not speaking to each other.