The Mystery of Picasso

Original title: Le mystère Picasso

1956
PG
1h 18m

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A filmed record of Pablo Picasso painting numerous canvases for the camera, allowing us to see his creative process at work.A filmed record of Pablo Picasso painting numerous canvases for the camera, allowing us to see his creative process at work.A filmed record of Pablo Picasso painting numerous canvases for the camera, allowing us to see his creative process at work.

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- Henri-Georges Clouzot
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7.6/10

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Director
- Henri-Georges Clouzot
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Pablo Picasso

Self
(as Picasso)

Henri-Georges Clouzot

Self
(uncredited)

Claude Renoir

Self
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Special transparent 'canvases' were constructed so that Pablo Picasso could paint on one side and 'Renoir, Claude' and Henri-Georges Clouzot could film the other.

Quotes
Pablo Picasso: I do not look for, I find!

Connections
Featured in Picasso (1985)

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8/10

A French National Treasure

Henri-Georges Clouzot, the French director of the masterpieces "Les Diaboliques" and "Le Salaire de la Peur" convinced his friend Pablo Picasso to make this documentary, painting twenty paints in front of the cameras. Using some special technique, Clouzot filmed from the other side of the canvas or stop-motion, and the result is this movie, where two geniuses are gathered: one behind and the other in front of the camera. In accordance with the information on the DVD, the canvases have been destroyed in the end of the shootings. Further, in 1984, the French government declared this documentary a national treasure. Clouzot and Picasso deserved this beautiful homage. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "O Mistério de Picasso" ("The Mystery of Picasso")