Product Details

• Actors: Pablo Picasso
• Directors: Edward Quinn
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: V.I.E.W. Video
• DVD Release Date: November 15, 2002
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00007F8OA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #46,355 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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

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 1 (1881-1937): Starting in 1896, when he was only 15, the film trace Picasso s artistic development, exploring his work as a youth, from the Blue Period to the Pink Period (Rose period) and his first steps into Cubism in 1906. Then we discover the Chrysteline Period where he went from Analytical to Synthetic Cubism until entering his Neoclassical period in 1918. Part 1 culminates with the painting of his masterpiece Guernica in 1937.

From his marriages with Olga Koklova and Jacqueline Roque, to his friendships with Dora Maar, Fernande Olivier, Marie-Therese Walter, Francoise Gilot, Jean Cocteau, & Gertrude Stein, to the birth of his children, Paul and Maya, Part 1 of this film presents an unrivaled look into Picasso s marvelous work, as well as his eventful personal life.

DVD BONUS FEATURES: Art Gallery (over 100 images)
Picasso Biography
Digitally Mastered Audio & Video
Director's Biography
Multi-Directional Interactive menus
Director's Production Notes
Instant access to all chapters
Director's Memoirs on Picasso
English Narration
Over 40 Scene selections
Dolby Digital Audio
Bonus Music (5 songs, 26 min)

See all Editorial Reviews

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Made with the complete collaboration of Picasso, March 6, 2004

By 

Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Picasso: The Man and His Work - Part 1 (1881-1937) (DVD)

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.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Low quality video and sound, but unique, November 11, 2007

By 

Eugene Tenenbaum "reluctant reader" (Bronx, NY USA) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Picasso: The Man and His Work - Part 1 (1881-1937) (DVD)

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.