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On the occasion of the 20th edition of the Rome Film Festival, the Museo del Corso presents a mini film series curated by the Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, offering visitors to the exhibition Dalí. Rivoluzione e Tradizione the opportunity to deepen their understanding of Salvador Dalí through a selection of documentary films rarely screened in Italy. The programme explores not only the artist Dalí, but also the man and his environments, to better understand the complexity and nature of the Spanish genius and go beyond the persona he himself helped construct.
21 October 2025 – 7:00 PM
Screening of:
Destino (1946), story by Salvador Dalí and John Hench. Based on an unfinished animation by Salvador Dalí. Completed in 2003 (director: Dominique Monfery; producers: Baker Bloodworth and Roy Disney). Duration: 7 minutes.
On 14 January 1946, Salvador Dalí signed a contract with Walt Disney to create an animated short film titled Destino. To work on the project, he moved to the Disney Studios in Burbank, California, where he produced drawings and oil paintings. The main characters—a ballerina and a baseball player who is also the god Chronos—develop Dalí’s concept centred on the role of time and the arrival of destiny in human life. Only 15 seconds were originally completed, and the project was later resumed and finished in 2003 using Dalí’s sketches.
Autoportrait mou de Salvador Dalí (1966), directed by J.C. Averty, duration 70 minutes. Courtesy of the Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA), France.
This self-portrait by Salvador Dalí, directed by French television producer Jean-Christophe Averty, is a hybrid between documentary, performance, and video art, filmed in Dalí’s home in Portlligat. Dalí opened his house, studio, and imagination to the camera, narrating his life and creative process.
24 October 2025 – 7:00 PM
Screening of:
A shortened version of the documentary trilogy Salvador Dalí. In Search of Immortality, produced by the Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí and directed by David Pujol. Duration: approx. 90 minutes.
This trilogy offers a new perspective on Dalí, structured like a puzzle assembled piece by piece. It helps the viewer understand both the artist and the man, as well as the places that shaped his “immortality”: Figueres, Madrid’s Residencia de Estudiantes (where he met Federico García Lorca and Luis Buñuel), Paris (where he encountered Miró, Picasso, and the Surrealists), America, and finally Portlligat. It also highlights his relationship with Gala, his great love and essential counterpart.
The screenings are in original version with Italian subtitles.
Location:
Palazzo Sciarra Colonna, Sala Rebecchini
Via Marco Minghetti 22, Rome
Participation:
Free admission with a ticket to the exhibition Dalí. Revolution and Tradition. Visitors attending on 21 or 24 October, or holders of an Open ticket, may reserve a free seat for the film programme, subject to availability. Online ticket buyers for those dates should add the free screening ticket. Open ticket holders may add access during redemption or reserve a seat by emailing info@museodelcorso.com with their ticket code.
