The Adventures of Picasso

The Adventures of Picasso

1978 · 115 min · SV · 7.1 (42 votes)
Dir. Tage Danielsson · Starring Gösta Ekman, Hans Alfredson, Margaretha Krook, Lena Olin, Lena Nyman, Toivo Pawlo · Music Gunnar Svensson

A thousand loving lies by Hans Alfredson and Tage Danielsson

Comedy

Already in his childhood, Pablo Picasso shows talent for painting and is sent to the Academy of Arts in Madrid. He becomes a painter but has to live in Paris in poverty. But one day he is discovered by a rich American millionaire and starts to earn money. But he wastes his talent by painting plates. He meets the famous people of the 1920s; Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, Appolinaire, Hitler and Churchill.

VIBE

A playful, often absurd romp through the life of a legendary artist. It's a breezy, stylized journey filled with creative energy and eccentric characters, capturing the spirit of a bygone artistic era with a wink and a smile.

whimsicalsatiricalenergeticquirkysteadybiographical comedyperiod pieceart houseartistryfamegeniusbohemianism
fictional biographypablo picasso
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