Product Description

Artist Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was one of the greatest Painters, Printmakers, and Sculptors of the 20th Century, and a founder of Modern Art. This unique film, a Cannes Film Festival Selection, reveals unknown aspects of Picasso s work and personality, and contains over 600 of his paintings, sculptures and ceramics, many never before seen in public. In an unprecedented collaboration, Picasso gave filmmaker Edward Quinn unrestrained access to film him in Mougins, France, where Picasso lived and worked. Both a Biography and an Art History documentary, the film uses many flashback sequences showing the mutations and evolution of his work in progress, as we chronologically follow his works and life in parallel. Part 2 of this set takes viewers through the war years and life on the French Riviera, as Picasso s work moves on to include fine arts such as Ceramics, Sculpture, Pottery and Print 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, but also emphasizing the enormous amount of work accomplished by Picasso during his last 20 years. We observe Picasso, 90 years old, creating copper plate engravings as we follow the progress and evolution through the 6 different stages of the engraving.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #58688 in DVD
• Released on: 2002-11-15
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 107 minutes

Review
...is of exemplary honesty and objectivity and puts Picasso in true perspectivethe painter completely devoted to his destiny as a painter. --Jacqueline (Roque) Picasso

Review
This two-part series is a true stroke of genius. His life and his work are captured in this incredible film. --New York Times

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 Originally made with the complete collaboration of Picasso himself, this artistic presentation unfolds in flashback format, alternately showing scenes of Picasso's life, and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.

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.

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.