Picasso: Magic, Sex & Death (2001)

Directed by

Waldemar Januszczak, Christopher Bruce

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 3 episodes

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series examines Pablo Picasso through the eyes of his friend and biographer John Richardson. It features interviews with Picasso's family members and experts to shed light on his life and work.

informativepersonalintimatecontemplativerevealingauthoritativemeasuredanalytical

What happens

Picasso: Magic, Sex, & Death (2001) is a three-episode Channel 4 film documentary series on Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) presented by the artist's friend and biographer John Richardson, and directed by Christopher Bruce or British art critic Waldemar Januszczak, who was also the series director. On-screen contributors include Picasso descendants such as Paloma Picasso, Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, Diana Widmaier-Picasso, Maya Picasso, and Claude Picasso; along with authorities such as Mary Ann Caws, Billy Klüver, Gérard Régnier, James Lord, Bernard Minoret, Robert Rosenblum, Linda Gasman, Marilyn McCully, David Gilmore and Gertje Utley; one former mistress (Francoise Gilot); and one flirtation (Sylvette David). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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