Magnolia Says Hello ‘Dalíland’: Buys North American For Ben Kingsley, Barbara Sukowa & Ezra Miller Pic
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Magnolia Pictures has snapped up North American rights to the Toronto International Film Festival Closing Night film Dalíland from filmmaker Mary Harron, Deadline has learned.
Oscar winner Sir Ben Kingsley stars as the titular Salvador Dalí, while Ezra Miller plays the younger version of the world-renowned 20th century artist.
Magnolia plans a theatrical release next year. Dalíland tells the story of the later years of the strange and fascinating marriage between the genius Salvador Dalí and his wife, Gala (Barbara Sukowa), as their seemingly unshakable bond begins to stress and fracture.
Set in New York and Spain in 1974, the story is told through the eyes of James (Rupert Briney), 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.
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