Studio Shenanigans: Destino (1946-2003)

We're feeling mighty surreal this week! Ballet, baseball, and bewilderment make up our reactions to 2003's Destino, the collab between Walt Disney and everyone's favorite ocelot pet owner, Salvador Dalí. We discuss the history, the connection between dreams and surrealist art, as well as the themes within the short. It turned out funnier than described.

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References:

Barbagallo, Ron. “The Destiny of Dali's Destino.” Animation Art Conservation, 2003, http://www.animationartconservation.com/the-destiny-of-dali-s-destino.html.

Bolerista Mexicanos. “Amparo Montes - Destino (1944).” YouTube, 2 Oct. 2019, https://youtu.be/rfT1re_Ipgw.

Bossert, David A. Dali and Disney: Destino: The Story, Artwork, and Friendship Behind the Legendary Film. Disney Editions, 2017. Book.

Cramer, Dr. Charles, and Dr. Kim Grant. “Surrealism and Psychoanalysis.” SmartHistory, 24 Mar. 2020, https://smarthistory.org/surrealism-and-psychoanalysis/.

Dudley, Sean. “Dali and Disney | A Date with Destino (Full Documentary).” YouTube, YouTube, 15 June 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9Dx3LCXi70&t=2188s.

de Maya, Enrique. “Salvador Dali y Walt Disney - Destino.” YouTube, 19 May 2012, https://youtu.be/w38cerphic4.

Pitt, Jordan. “American Masculinity after World War II.” The National WWII Museum | New Orleans, 23 July 2021, https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/american-masculinity-after-world-war-ii#:~:text=In%20the%20early%201940s%2C%20American,that%20they%20were%20truly%20masculine.

Ratelle, Amy and Ron Barbagallo. “The Destino Animatic, and the Fate of Assembling Artistic Truths into a Greater Whole.” Animation Studies, 12 July 2019, https://journal.animationstudies.org/ron-barbagallo-the-destino-animatic-and-the-fate-of-assembling-artistic-truths-into-a-greater-whole/. 

Retroclips. “1957 Walt Disney Visits Salvador Dali in Spain - Walt Disney Visita a Dalí En España - 2 Genios.” YouTube, YouTube, 24 May 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGpAamPTBfg.

Staff. “'Destino': The Twisting Story of How Disney Embraced Surrealism.” 'Destino': The Twisting Story of How Disney Embraced Surrealism, Animation Obsessive, 18 July 2021, https://animationobsessive.substack.com/p/salvador-dali-at-disney.