Die Abenteuer des Herrn Picasso (1978)
28KDie Abenteuer des Herrn Picasso: Directed by Tage Danielsson. With Gösta Ekman, Hans Alfredson, Margaretha Krook, Lena Olin. Already in his childhood, Pablo Picasso shows talent for painting and is sent to the Academy of Arts in Madrid. He becomes a painter but has to live in Paris in poverty. But one day he is discovered by a rich American millionaire and starts to earn money. But he wastes his talent by painting plates. He meets the famous people of the 1920s: Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, Appolinaire, Hitler and Churchill.
“I saw this film while in Hungary (even funnier with Hungarian subtitles – cause it looks so incomprehensible!). u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSadly, when I rented it here in the USA, I discovered that a large chunk of the film dealing with Picasso in New York during the prohibition of modern art, and his subsequent trial and escape had been ruthlessly cut by the US censors. Criminal. Canu0026#39;t we Americans relax and learn to laugh at ourselves, too??u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNonetheless, this is a hilarious film and, as Monty Python so often does, draws on our knowledge of history to make itu0026#39;s fractured-fairytale point. Strongly recommended for those who love wacky (though sometimes slightly sophomoric) humor with a light intellectual touch.”
