The Mystery of Picasso (1956) ( Le Mystère Picasso )

The Mystery of Picasso (1956) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$28.99

Original Title: Le Mystère Picasso
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
78 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Documentary
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1956 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Henri-Georges Clouzot

Actors:
Pablo Picasso ..... Himself

Synopsis:

Released shortly after Luciano Emmer's documentary Picasso, H. G. Clouzot's Le Mystère Picasso was an unmitigated commercial disaster - all the more tragic when one considers the groundbreaking nature of its content. Like Emmer before him, Clouzot offers rare and precious glimpses of Pablo Picasso at work. The film watches Picasso draw or paint 15 different works, often via tightly-compressed, time-lapse cinematography. All of the featured masterpieces were intentionally destroyed following production, meaning that they exist only in the cinematic realm. With this documentary, Clouzot comes as close as humanly possible to defining the genius of Picasso within the parameters of the camera lens. Oddly, Le Mystère Picasso does not appear on many of the "official" lists of Clouzot's films, even though it won a Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

Picasso at work, looking at his working methods and the creative process.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 07 November, 2021.