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In the movie Daliland, the indulgent, scandalous lifestyle of famed surrealist painter Salvador Dalí and his wife Gala is explored through the true story of the couple’s 1973 extended stay in New York City. The movie is told through the perspective of young gallery assistant James (Christopher Briney), who is tasked with ensuring that Dalí, played by Gandhi and MCU star Ben Kingsley, completes his latest work in time for an upcoming show. James is quickly sucked into the enticing whirlwind of the painter’s life at the St. Regis hotel, wherein drugs, sex, and excess belie a dysfunctional, waning Dalí.

The biopic explores Dalí’s relationships with numerous real-life characters but centers around his relationship with his wife and muse, Gala (Barbara Sukowa). Theirs is a passionate, twisted partnership further complicated by numerous affairs and the commercial aspect of Dalí’s art.