Dalí, a renowned painter who transitioned from Surrealism to Catholicism, also ventured into the realm of filmmaking. During his tenure as a member of the French Surrealist group, he collaborated with Luis Buñuel on the screenplays for "Un chien andalou" (1929) and "L'Age d'Or" (1930). The latter project may have marked the beginning of a prolonged rift with the Surrealists, as Dalí disagreed with Buñuel's anti-clerical sentiments.
As his painting style gradually became more conventional, Dalí worked on various projects with prominent figures in the film industry, including Walt Disney and Alfred Hitchcock. For the latter, he penned the dream sequence for the 1945 film "Spellbound". Although plans for a movie with the Marx Brothers ultimately fell through, Dalí's earnings from his Hollywood and international endeavors, coupled with his racist views and fascination with Europe's fascist dictators, ultimately severed his ties with the Surrealists, who were largely Trotskyist at the time.
