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Surviving Picasso 1996

The film explores the complex relationship between Pablo Picasso and Françoise Gilot, examining the intersection of art, love, and personal identity. Gilot becomes Picasso's muse and the mother of his children, experiencing firsthand the intensity of his creative process and romantic entanglements. The story traces the evolution of Picasso’s relationships, from the elegance of Olga Khokhlova to the passionate connection with Dora Maar, all while Gilot strives to maintain her own artistic vision and independence amidst the turbulent dynamic.

The film explores the complex relationship between Pablo Picasso and Françoise Gilot, examining the intersection of art, love, and personal identity. Gilot becomes Picasso's muse and the mother of his children, experiencing firsthand the intensity of his creative process and romantic entanglements. The story traces the evolution of Picasso’s relationships, from the elegance of Olga Khokhlova to the passionate connection with Dora Maar, all while Gilot strives to maintain her own artistic vision and independence amidst the turbulent dynamic.

Does Surviving Picasso have end credit scenes?

No!

Surviving Picasso does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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Metacritic

55

Metascore

7.3

User Score

Rotten Tomatoes
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TOMATOMETER

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0%

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TMDB

58

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Where does Françoise first meet Picasso?

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The young artist Françoise Gilot meets Picasso in Le Petit Benoit, a little Left Bank bistro, during Nazi-occupied Paris, where Picasso invites her and her friend to visit him at his home and studio at 7 Rue des Grands-Augustins. After doing so and flirting with Picasso she decides to become a painter against her father’s wishes. Françoise is beaten by her father after telling him she wants to be a painter, rather than a lawyer. Picasso encourages her to paint and a love affair develops between them and she eventually moves in with him, even as Picasso is shown as often not caring about other people’s feelings, firing his driver after a long period of service, and as a womanizer, saying that he can sleep with whomever he wants. We see other scenes of seduction, quarrels, and selfishness, but Picasso and Françoise have two children and move to the South of France near Cannes, but problems persist. In addition to Françoise, the film depicts several of the women who were important in Picasso’s life, such as Olga Khokhlova, Dora Maar, Marie-Thérèse Walter, and Jacqueline Roque. The film ends when Françoise leaves Picasso over his coldness and his growing relationship with Jacqueline Roque, who moves in with Picasso and replaces her.

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Cars Featured in Surviving Picasso

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Buick

1951

Roadmaster

Citroën

1955

15 Six

Delahaye

1938

135 Cabriolet Chapron

Dodge

1942

WC

GMC

CCKW 353

Harley-Davidson

WLA

Hotchkiss

1952

Grégoire

Lancia

1937

Artena

Peugeot

176 TC4

Peugeot

1929

201

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