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Release Date:
18 May 1956 (France) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Plot:
A filmed record of Pablo Picasso painting numerous canvases for the camera, allowing us to see his creative process at work. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Fascinating! A must see for artists and art lovers. more

Cast

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Pablo Picasso ... Himself
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Mystery of Picasso
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Runtime:
78 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Black and White | Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:S | USA:PG (1985) | Sweden:Btl
Company:
Filmsonor more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Special transparent 'canvases' were constructed so that Pablo Picasso could paint on one side and 'Renoir, Claude' and Henri-Georges Clouzot could film the other. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Zomergasten: (#8.5)" (1995) more

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Fascinating! A must see for artists and art lovers., 28 June 2001
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Author: melissa.ricks from Houston, Texas

I received a VHS copy of this film from a friend who was going to trash it. My mother weaned me on trips to art galleries, spoon fed me stories of the personal lives of classic and modern masters, I worked in an art gallery liaisoning with the artists we represented and studied the psychology of creativity in college. This film had me riveted! I felt as though I was invited to eavesdrop, peek in on a great master at work. Every brush stroke was fascinating. I enjoyed the trip Picasso took me on as he started out painting one image and changed it into something else along the way. I enjoyed watching what appeared to be random brush strokes turn into a completed thought. This film helped me feel what it must be like to know when to stop... to know when you have finished a work... when you may have overworked it, when you may not have quite completed. It made me want to paint, not for others but for the simple pleasure one gets from the act of putting pigment on paper. It allowed me to feel free to create without fear of criticism. A must see for all artist and art lovers.

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