Picasso: The Man and His Work - Part 2 (1938-1973)
Picasso: The Man and His Work - Part 2 (1938-1973)
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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.
Customer Review: 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.
Customer Review: 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.
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Picasso: Portrait of An Artist This 80-minute survey of the works of cubism’s great master is a little slow, granted. Other titles in the Portrait of an Artist series move faster and explore the lives and philosophies of the artists in more depth and more personally. But Pablo Picasso isn’t your everyday artist, and his work and philosophy can’t be summed up even in 80 minutes with great ease. This documentary focuses heavily on the art per se, and in sequential order–passing from Picasso’s traditional, post-Impressionist still lifes and portraits into his increasingly abstract work. The sheer number of paintings presented here is impressive for any video of this nature; usually directors choose to showcase only a few typical pieces. But here we find beside Picasso’s well-known cubist works and legendary allegories–such as Guernica–exposure to the untamed, moody early Picasso, the somber, blue Picasso. There are paintings here not usually featured in Picasso exhibitions–paintings that may surprise you, paintings that don’t at first seem representative of his work we know best. The narrative of the documentary uses a choppy voiceover that evokes in its own way, perhaps a bit pretentiously, the modernist style in most of the work. And then there is the metal-gate motif: each new set of paintings is first presented hung from the grating of a large, industrial metal gate and slid before the eyes of the camera on the gate’s tracks. Lights then highlight or shade the next painting for consideration. It’s a stark, somewhat alienating approach–but not inappropriate. Less stark but no less provocative is the interspersal of scenes of a Spanish bullfight, in all its gory detail. If you are new to abstract modernism, you may find this video a bit over your head, but for hardcore Picasso enthusiasts, there is much here to satisfy. –Erik Macki
Customer Review: One that started it for me..
This is the first video (or item period) I ever saw on Pablo Picasso, and really the first thing I saw that made me want to become a painter myself. (I was previously an illustrator/graphic designer) In short, It shows the great variety of Picasso’s works from his very early to late years, and the different periods. The music and sound-effects throughout are also very nicely done (still all stuck in my head!) and definitely add to the atmosphere of all the various works being shown (In comparison to a lot of other ‘older art videos’ (from the 1980’s usually)..this one is one of the few I found a little unique and well-done in it’s direction. (Many of them are notoriously dull I have to admit)
It does have a few ‘lower’ points though.. The narrative for instance, though interesting, is full of many of the most infamous (& mostly untrue) myths around Picasso’s life. Not a big deal overall though.. (reading Richardson’s books clears up most of these) And it may not be for the more ‘faint of heart’ or ‘animal-sensitive’ among us either.. as there’s a number of rather bloody bullfight scenes interspersed throughout. (I’m not fond of bullfights myself persay.. although I think I actually got used to watching them from seeing this video a number of times (lol) (terrible, I know..)
Overall, I’d definitely say this is worth a look, or even a ‘buy’ If your a big enough fan of art or Picasso in-particular. But be sure to follow it up with ‘Picasso: Magic Sex Death’ by John Richardson for a more thorough review on Picasso’s life and works.
Customer Review: Abstract Picasso
I’m not a painter and I’m not an expert and maybe it is an advantage. It is wonderful to have Picasso on DVD and to be able to have still pictures of Picasso. But I find this DVD too abstract and isolated from the historic period of world wars, and the fascist movement and all the terrible things it caused many people to do, loosing any sign of humanity. One gets the impression that this DVD deals only with Bullfights although I’m convinced that Picasso was artistic deep inspired by it. Picasso was socially involved and all the great artists who create in this period felt their obligation to criticize and avoid this kind of behavior. In a documentary film on a twenty century artist I look for the personal touch and want to know the artist personally and not to feel like being in a sterile laboratory. I didn’t like the flow of this DVD it seem to me fragmentary and pretentios, But I still recommend this DVD remember that this is just a part of the whole picture.
