Destino
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Directed by | Dominique Monféry |
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Edited by | Jessica Ambinder-Rojas |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
Destino is an animated
History
Destino (Spanish for "Destiny") was storyboarded by Disney studio artist John Hench and artist Salvador Dalí for eight months in late 1945 and 1946, but production ceased not long after. Walt Disney Studios (later The Walt Disney Company) was in financial difficulty in the World War II era. Hench compiled a short animation test of about 17 seconds in the hopes of rekindling Disney's interest in the project, but the production was no longer deemed financially viable and put on indefinite hiatus.
In 1999, Walt Disney's nephew
Plot
The seven-minute short follows the story of Chronos and his ill-fated love for a mortal woman named Dahlia.[1] The story continues as Dahlia dances through surreal scenery inspired by Dalí's paintings. There is no dialogue, but the soundtrack includes music by the Mexican composer Armando Dominguez. The original 17-second animation test—the segment with the two tortoises—is included in the finished product; this footage is also shown in Bette Midler's host sequence for Piano Concerto No. 2/The Steadfast Tin Soldier in Fantasia 2000, where she referred to Destino as an "idea that featured baseball as a metaphor for life".
Public screenings
Destino premiered on June 2, 2003 at the
In 2005, the film was shown continuously as part of a major retrospective Dalí show at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, titled The Dalí renaissance: new perspectives on his life and art after 1940.[5]
The film was also shown as part of the exhibition Dalí & Film at
In 2012, the film was featured in the "Dalí" exhibition at the
In 2019, Destino was featured in the Dalí exhibition at the Potsdamer Platz in Berlin.
In 2022 and 2023, Destino was shown on a continuous loop in the exhibition Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design 1924 – Today, at the Design Museum in London.[7]
Home media
The Disney
See also
Notes
- Walt Disney Feature Animation Paris.
References
- ^ Benedikt, Allison (December 26, 2003). "Dali, Disney short debuts after 57 years". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ Shamrock Holdings, Inc. (January 27, 2004). "After 58 Years, the Finally Completed 'Destino' Is Nominated For an Academy Award". prnewswire.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017.
- ^ Baumgarten, Marjorie (February 13, 2004). "Movie Review: The Triplets of Belleville". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ W. Freeman, Michael (March 11, 2004). "Disney-Dali Short Film Now Given Life". The Ledger. Archived from the original on April 2, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ISBN 9780300136470.
- ^ "Prensa - El Museo Reina Sofía y el Centre Georges Pompidou organizan conjuntamente una gran exposición dedicada a Salvador Dalí". Museo Reina Sofia (in Spanish). November 15, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ^ "10 Unmissable Highlights from #ObjectsOfDesire". Design Museum. October 14, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ "Disney+ Movies and TV Titles for January 1–10 Released!". ComingSoon.net. December 18, 2019.
Further reading
- Barbagallo, Ron (2003). "The Destiny of Dalí's Destino". Animation Art Conservation.
- Bossert, David (2015). Dali and Disney: Destino: the story, artwork, and friendship behind the legendary film. Los Angeles: Disney Editions. OCLC 902830950.
- Canemaker, John (September 7, 2003). "The Lost Cartoon By Disney and Dalí, Fellow Surrealists". New York Times. No. September 7, 2003.
- Conrad, Peter. "Hold on to your popcorn. This is cinema as Dalí thought it should be". The Guardian. No. May 20, 2007. London.
- Dali and Disney: A Date With Destino - via YouTube
External links
- Destino at IMDb