Surviving Picasso

1996

2h 5m

5.8

5.8/10

104 votes • View on IMDb

Drama Romance

"Only his passion for women could rival his passion for painting."

Overview

The passionate Merchant-Ivory drama tells the story of Francoise Gilot, the only lover of Pablo Picasso who was strong enough to withstand his ferocious cruelty and move on with her life.

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Status: Released

Budget: $16,000,000

Revenue: $1,985,001

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures Merchant Ivory Productions Wolper Organization

Production Countries

United Kingdom United States of America

Spoken Languages

German English

Keywords

infidelity france paris, france love triangle pregnancy world war ii painter based on true story womanizer mistress older man younger woman relationship art physical abuse eccentric artist pablo picasso painter as artist spanish painter málaga, spain cubism based on real person famous painter

Quick Facts

Release Date	September 4, 1996
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0117791

Cast

Anthony Hopkins

Pablo Picasso

Natascha McElhone

Françoise Gilot

Julianne Moore

Dora Maar

Joss Ackland

Henri Matisse

Joan Plowright

Françoise's Grandmother

Dennis Boutsikaris

Kootz

Peter Eyre

Sabartes

Peter Gerety

Marcel

Susannah Harker

Marie-Therese

Jane Lapotaire

Olga Picasso

Joseph Maher

Kahnweiler

Bob Peck

Francoise's Father

Key Crew

James Ivory

Director

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Screenplay

Donald Rosenfeld

Executive Producer

Paul Bradley