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Whether Dali's inspiration wascheese-based or not, in 1996 Sister Wendy made itperfectly...

Whether Dali's inspiration was
cheese-based or not, in 1996 Sister Wendy made it
perfectly clear that it was really not to her taste. Everything we should feel certain
of has collapsed and gone berserk. The melting clocks and the distorted
face have an inescapable intensity. Dali wants us to be disturbed
and to enter with him into his nightmare world. Horrible painting

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Whether Dali's inspiration was cheese-based or not,
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in 1996 Sister Wendy made it perfectly clear
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that it was really not to her taste.
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Everything we should feel certain of has collapsed and gone berserk.
00:00:17.036 --> 00:00:23.006
The melting clocks and the distorted face have an inescapable intensity.
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Dali wants us to be disturbed and to enter with him
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into his nightmare world.
00:00:31.004 --> 00:00:33.044
Horrible painting.
Duration
33 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:28
Uploaded
Jun 07, 2025
Season
2
Episode
1
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

Four young British art historians delve into six decades of the BBC archives to discover the powerful way in which television influences our understanding of the world's greatest artists.
S02 • E04 But what about Turner's character? - Art on the BBC 00:42
But what about Turner's character?
S02 • E04 Constable was indignant. - Art on the BBC 00:13
Constable was indignant.
S02 • E04 But, if Turner abandoned her, could there have been, I wonder, - Art on the BBC 00:18
But, if Turner abandoned her, could there have been, I wonde...
S02 • E04 A landmark series in its time, The Power of Art not only - Art on the BBC 00:17
A landmark series in its time, The Power of Art not only
S02 • E02 In the last decade, film-makers have increasingly - Art on the BBC 00:56
In the last decade, film-makers have increasingly
S02 • E03 Camille's death was the trigger for change in Monet's work. - Art on the BBC 00:15
Camille's death was the trigger for change in Monet...
S02 • E04 Painted in 1840, it depicts an atrocity from Britain's - Art on the BBC 00:31
Painted in 1840, it depicts an atrocity from Britain's
S02 • E03 Monet's new direction began here, in Giverny, near Paris. - Art on the BBC 00:29
Monet's new direction began here, in Giverny, near Pari...
S02 • E04 Turner's approach to this appalling tragedy was not that of - Art on the BBC 00:19
Turner's approach to this appalling tragedy was not tha...
S02 • E03 In the 1990s, the BBC's interest in Monet's garden suddenly expanded - Art on the BBC 00:46
In the 1990s, the BBC's interest in Monet's garden...
S02 • E04 There's no question that he's asking people to contemplate, - Art on the BBC 01:00
There's no question that he's asking people to con...
S02 • E02 It was so bizarre I couldn't take it. - Art on the BBC 00:51
It was so bizarre I couldn't take it.
S02 • E04 I think Simon Schama is absolutely right in his film when, you know, - Art on the BBC 00:42
I think Simon Schama is absolutely right in his film when, y...
S02 • E02 Well, Lust For Life, with all its terrific music, - Art on the BBC 00:18
Well, Lust For Life, with all its terrific music,
S02 • E04 Simon Schama makes a strong case - Art on the BBC 00:49
Simon Schama makes a strong case
S02 • E02 But while some programmes had a field day with the self-mutilation, - Art on the BBC 00:38
But while some programmes had a field day with the self-muti...
S02 • E01 The Americans fell in love with his paintings and, of course, - Art on the BBC 00:23
The Americans fell in love with his paintings and, of course...
S02 • E01 The portraits depict the elite of American society - Art on the BBC 00:53
The portraits depict the elite of American society
S02 • E04 This is his picture of a factory in the West Midlands. - Art on the BBC 00:51
This is his picture of a factory in the West Midlands.
S02 • E01 They seem to be at a gambling house, - Art on the BBC 00:46
They seem to be at a gambling house,