| Dali Dimension: Decoding the Mind of a Genius | 
 enlarge | Director: Susi Marquas;joan Ubeda;eli Pons
Actor: Salvador Dali
Studio: MUSIC VIDEO DIST.
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (12 reviews)
Sales Rank: 22446
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 75 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 823857138425
EAN: 0823857138425
ASIN: B001BWYT4E
Release Date: August 5, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
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Product Description
Multiple Award winning film delves into the psyche of the most important Surrealist artist who ever lived, Salvador Dali. Through a series of rare film clips and interviews with the artist, scientists (Einstein, Watson, Crick, Schrodinger)and Nobel Prize winners, The Dali Dimension explores the many inspirations, focusing on his vast knowledge of science of psychoanalysis, that resulted in Dali's unforgettable masterpieces. Narrated by Joe Nuzzolo.
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Wow October 2, 2008
I have a background in science, but know relatively little about the art world. All I ever associated Dali with was the image of melting watches. When a friend suggested I watch this DVD, I didn't know what to expect.
The documentary is pretty impressive. I learned quite a lot about the man and the motivation behind his work, and gained an appreciation for what he set out to do.
Dali fans will be enlightened, and those not familiar with his work should develop a strong curiosity to see and learn more of it.
A compelling addition September 6, 2008
Most people know Salvador Dali as the peculiarly mustached surrealist painter of drooping clocks. "The Dali Dimension: Decoding The Mind Of A Genius" is an award-winning investigatory documentary that, through a series of rare film clips and interviews with the artist himself, delves into Dali's interest in psychoanalysis, relativity theory, and mathematics. Ably narrated by Joseph Nuzzolo, "The Dali Dimension" is the collaborative effort of documentarians Joan Ubeda, Susi Marques and Eli Pons. Of special note is the never previously available footage of Dali feverishly working on a series of drawings, using ink spread and splashed with a large a large palette knife. Students of Dali's work will find "The Dali Dimension" both informed and informative. Superbly produced and featuring leading experts in the fields of science talking about their personal experiences with Salvador Dali as a man of science as well as an artist, "The Dali Dimension: Decoding The Mind Of A Genius" is a compelling addition to personal, professional, academic, and community library DVD documentary collections.
 A different side of the legend... September 5, 2008
This 50-odd minute documentary doesn't so much look at the life of this often misunderstood genius, but rather it looks closely at the Catalan painter's ties, affiliations, and inspirations from more scientific realms. Beyond being the most widely-recognized and famous of the surrealists, Dali's dalliances and friendships with leading scholars from all fields -- scientists, mathematicians, philosophers, and quantum physicists -- inspired his own art as he searched for common threads between all of life's subjects, both scholarly and literally. From DNA to the subconscious mind, Dali was simultaneously student, fan, and visual accompaniment/co-conspirator.
'The Dali Dimension' is a fine portrait of the man who continually re-invented his work as he learned, grew, and metamorphosed though his storied and eccentric life. Films of Dali, as well as interviews with those close to him show a portrait of an artist consumed by his vision and guided by science like possibly no other artist since Da Vinci.
I was initially exposed to Dali way back in my teens, and was instantly drawn into his otherworldly, fantastic dreamscapes, and the way he created worlds never before seen, and with so many hidden layers just waiting to be unpeeled and deciphered. I believe he was truly one of the great minds/souls of this (last) century, and his paintings are still magickal in most profound ways, to me.
A new refreshing Dali Dimension September 4, 2008
From Freud's psychoanalysis and Einstein's theory of relativity, to the splitting of the atom, Salvador Dali was obsessed with the scientific discoveries of his time. Dali Dimension: Decoding the Mind of a Genius is a multiple award winning film that delves into the psyche of the most important Surrealist artist who ever lived.
J.D Watson, who together with Francis Crick discovered the structure of DNA, sent a letter to Dali, declaring that "the second brightest man in the world would like to meet the brightest."
In this 75 minute DVD we are taken into the realm that no other Dali depiction has taken us, into the scientific underpinnings of the artist's work and the mind that created them. It is narrated by Joseph Nuzzolo, the president of the Salvador Dali Society, who does a very good job of guiding us through the complex person that was Salvador Dali.
Throughout the video I was amazed how much Dali was into the science of the time and how he pursued meeting these men of science. One of the highlights of the film was when, in 1985, Dali gathered an unprecedented congress of scientists and researchers who convened at the Teatru-Museu Dali in Figueres, Spain to discuss various scientific theories and discoveries. Dali, who was too ill to attend directly, watched the proceedings via closed-circuit TV while sequestered in the Torre Galatea adjacent to the museum. You could see the awe and admiration these scientists had for the artist when they were allowed to visit with him. Keep in mind he was tethered to a feeding tube and very weak, but he still possessed a spryness of mind.
As I said in my full review on Blogcritics.org, there are also a number of extras in which those close to Dali explore some of the aspect of his fascination. The topics include the origin of life, the golden mean, holography, antimatter, and the hypercube. All that I can say is do yourself a favor and see Dali Dimension: Decoding the Mind of a Genius.
Discovering Dali! September 3, 2008
If you are interested in the man behind the Surrealist Art--you need to watch this DVD. I didn't know much about the man, his art, his passion and his life. This documentary gave a glimpse of Salvador Dali by using rare footage from interviews which explored Dali's personality and extreme passion for his art. He loved science, psychology, research and dreams.
I enjoyed learning about melting cheese and his soft watches. The experts on the documentary were very good. And the production quality of the video was great. Good audio, rare footage, great narration and experts who teach about Dali or who write about him.
A great gift for someone interested in Dali--highly recommended!
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