Surviving Picasso

– The passionate Merchant-Ivory drama tells the story of Francoise Gilot, the only lover of Pablo Pica..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 5 Minutes
Release Year:
1996
Surviving Picasso (1996)

The passionate Merchant-Ivory drama tells the story of Francoise Gilot, the only lover of Pablo Picasso who was strong enough to withstand his ferocious cruelty and move on with her life.

Surviving Picasso (1996) - Trailer

Release Date:

20 Sep 1996

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

James Ivory

Writer:

Arianna Huffington (book), Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Anthony Hopkins, Natascha McElhone, Julianne Moore, Joss Ackland

Plot:

In 1943, a young painter, Françoise Gilot (1921- ) meets Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), already the most celebrated artist in the world. For the next ten years, she is his mistress, bears him two children, is his muse, and paints within his element. She also learns slowly about the other women who have been or still are in his life: Dora Maar, Marie- Thérèse (whose daughter is Picasso's), and Olga Koklowa, each of whom seems deeply scarred by their life with Picasso. Gilot's response is to bring each into her relationship with Picasso. How does one survive Picasso? She keeps painting, and she keeps her good humor and her independence. When the time comes, she has the strength to leave.

Production:

Warner Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
32%
Metacritic:
55%