Product Description

Winner of...
Cannes Film Festival Official Selection

V.I.E.W. VIDEO is proud to present this enhanced video anthology of Pablo Picasso, considered by many to be the greatest painter of our time, and perhaps of all time. This unique film and the many bonus features reveal many unknown aspects of his work and personality and contains over 600 of his works, many never seen in public. Furthermore, these are the last pictures ever taken of Picasso during his lifetime.

HOW THIS SERIES WAS MADE:
Edward Quinn, photographer and filmmaker, had the complete collaboration of Picasso, at work and at play. Filmed where Picasso lived and worked, Quinn was allowed to do as he liked, provided that Picasso was free to do what he wanted. Using intimate and exclusive home movies and photos, Quinn has created a screenplay showing Picasso as if he were going through the scrapbook of his life. With many flashback sequences showing the mutations and evolution of his work in progress, we chronologically follow his works and the episodes of his life in parallel.

PART 2 (1938-1973)
Through the war years and life on the French Riviera, Picasso's work moves on to include ceramics, sculpture, pottery and graphics. The period from 1946 to 1973 is made up primarily of home movies, showing his relationships with his children and the women in his life, and emphasizing the enormous amount of work accomplished by Picasso during his last 20 years. We observe Picasso, 90 years old, working on a copper plate engraving as we follow the progress and changes made through 6 different stages.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #76442 in DVD
• Released on: 2002-11-15
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Black & White, Collector's Edition, Color, Digital Sound, DVD, Full Screen, Original recording remastered, Special Edition, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 107 minutes

The Wisconsin Bookwatch-Sept 1991
This two-part series is a true stroke of genius...a living scrapbook of the great painter’s life and works.

School Arts- January 1993
This set of videotapes is truly of great historical importance, and is recommended without qualification...

The Toronto Star
…overview of his long and varied career...…Good for aficionados, nice rare footage of the painter in old age,

Customer Reviews

An absolute "must-have" for fans
Picasso: The Man And His Work is a two volume DVD anthology that painstakingly researches and portrays the life of revolutionary modern painter Picasso. Part 1 covers 1881-1937 and Part 2 covers 1938-1973. Originally made with the complete collaboration of Picasso himself, this artistic presentation unfolds in flashback format, alternately showing scenes of Picasso's life, and in turn displaying how his life experiences deeply affected his work. An absolute "must-have" for fans of Picasso's pioneering style, Picasso: The Man And His Work: Parts 1 & 2 is very highly recommended viewing. A core addition to art school and community library Art History collections, each DVD biographical documentary is in black-and-white, with a running time of 45 minutes plus 60 minutes of bonus features including art galleries, director's memoirs on Picasso, bonus music, and more.

Candy Coated
Picasso: The Man and His Work (Parts 1 and 2) is a candy coated version of a the life and work of a volatile genius. Little depth is given to the relationships with the women in his life - just the vague notion that used them as models. Some of the film was repetitive or went on too long, some important aspects of the work are not even mentioned. I had a hard time deciding who would be an appropriate audience; adults who have had any art history will be disappointed in the glossing of reality, high school students will bored by the repetition and younger kids will lose interest.

Low quality video and sound, but unique
The quality of video and sound of this DVD set is low like of its VHS original of 1986, but its unique scenes showing Picasso are not available else. Remastering would be beneficial. "Picasso: Magic Sex Death" is by far a better choice.