An absurdist comedy by Quentin Dupieux about Salvador Dali becomes an opportunity to discuss how cinema constructs the image of the artist. A lecture by film critic Mikhail Vitushko and the film screening analyze the capricious figure of the genius, the play of masks, scene repetitions, and the surreal humor that breaks the usual logic of reality. The film by French director Quentin Dupieux offers a look at the image of the world-renowned artist through the lens of absurdity and recurring failures. Instead of a conventional biography, the viewer is shown a meeting with a figure that constantly eludes: scenes are cut off, the plot meanders, and any attempts to explain what is happening encounter yet another strange twist. At the center of the story is a young journalist, ready to ask serious questions about the creativity and life of a person whose name has long become a cultural symbol. She intends to record an interview, but each time something goes wrong. The subject is late, suddenly changes demands, goes into performance, turns the conversation into a spectacle, or simply disappears from the frame. Even the interview itself turns out to be part of a game in which the interlocutor is not obliged to follow conventional expectations. Ideas on where to go in Yekaterinburg are gathered on our website.