Paul Morrison (director)
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Paul Morrison is a British film director
and screenwriter
. He has mainly directed documentaries and drama films. His movie Solomon and Gaenor (1999) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
.
In 2007, Paul Morrison shot Little Ashes
- a film about the life and loves of artist Salvador Dalí
, poet Federico García Lorca
and filmmaker Luis Buñuel
. The film was shot mainly in Barcelona
and is a Factotum Barcelona, Aria Films, APT Films and Met Film production.
The potentially controversial interpretation has been written by British screenwriter Philippa Goslett
.
The part of Dalí is played by Robert Pattinson
, a London-born actor best known to cinema audiences from the Twilight film series
. Lorca is played by Spanish actor Javier Beltran
, while the role of Buñuel is taken by Matthew McNulty
, who was in Control
, the recent biopic of Joy Division
singer Ian Curtis
.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. He has mainly directed documentaries and drama films. His movie Solomon and Gaenor (1999) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
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In 2007, Paul Morrison shot Little Ashes
Little Ashes
Little Ashes is a 2008 Spanish-British drama film, set against the backdrop of Spain during the 20s and 30s, as three of the era's most creative young talents meet at university and set off on a course to change their world...
- a film about the life and loves of artist Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Domènec Felip Jacint Dalí i Domènech, Marquis de Púbol , commonly known as Salvador Dalí , was a prominent Spanish Catalan surrealist painter born in Figueres,Spain....
, poet Federico García Lorca
Federico García Lorca
Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca was a Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27. He is believed to be one of thousands who were summarily shot by anti-communist death squads...
and filmmaker Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel Portolés was a Spanish-born filmmaker — later a naturalized citizen of Mexico — who worked in Spain, Mexico, France and the US..-Early years:...
. The film was shot mainly in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
and is a Factotum Barcelona, Aria Films, APT Films and Met Film production.
The potentially controversial interpretation has been written by British screenwriter Philippa Goslett
Philippa Goslett
Philippa Goslett is a British screenwriter. In 2000, she won the Euroscript Screen Story Competition.Her first feature Little Ashes is being directed by Paul Morrison, who was nominated for an Academy Award in 1999 for his film Solomon and Gaenor...
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The part of Dalí is played by Robert Pattinson
Robert Pattinson
Robert Douglas Thomas Pattinson is an English actor, model, musician, and producer. Born and raised in London, Pattinson started out his career by playing the role of Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire...
, a London-born actor best known to cinema audiences from the Twilight film series
The Twilight Saga (film series)
The Twilight Saga is a series of supernatural romance fantasy films from Summit Entertainment based on the four Twilight series novels by the American author Stephenie Meyer. The films star Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner. The series has grossed over $2 billion in worldwide...
. Lorca is played by Spanish actor Javier Beltran
Javier Beltrán
Javier Beltrán Andreu is a Spanish film and theatre actor.Beltrán pursued his studies in Barcelona, which included a four-year humanities course at Pompeu Fabra University. He later studied dramatic arts, dance-theatre course and acting...
, while the role of Buñuel is taken by Matthew McNulty
Matthew McNulty
Matthew McNulty is an English actor of film and television.-Film:*Geography of the Hapless Heart as Jamie*Messengers 2: The Scarecrow as Deputy Milton...
, who was in Control
Control (film)
Control in film may refer to:* Control , a UK comedy short by Frank Miller* Control or , a 1987 made-for-TV movie starring Burt Lancaster...
, the recent biopic of Joy Division
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...
singer Ian Curtis
Ian Curtis
Ian Kevin Curtis was an English singer and lyricist, famous for leading the post-punk band Joy Division. Joy Division released their debut album, Unknown Pleasures, in 1979 and recorded their follow-up, Closer, in 1980...
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