Title: Picasso a Parigi - Storia di una Vita e di un Museo
Original Title: Picasso: Un ribelle a Parigi - Storia di una vita e di un museo
Year: 2023
Info
- Country: Italy
- Language: English Italian
- Length: 90 Minutes (1 hour 30 min)
- Genre: Documentary Biography
- Studios: 3D Produzioni Nexo Digital
- Distributor: A Contracorriente Films
Release Dates
- UK: November 16 2025
- United States: July 17 2024
Plot
'Picasso a Parigi - Storia di una Vita e di un Museo', directed by Simona Risi, offers a deep and revealing portrait of the decisive years that Pablo Picasso spent in the French capital, the city that marked his artistic and personal transformation. Through archival material, photographs, letters, and expert testimonies, the documentary reconstructs the intense dialogue between the young Spanish artist and the vibrant cultural atmosphere of early 20th century Paris. Far from a conventional biography, the film focuses on Picasso's nonconformist spirit, his constant challenge to aesthetic and social norms, and his ability to continually reinvent himself.
The narrative traverses key moments such as his arrival in Montmartre, the poverty of his early years, the impact of the circle of intellectuals and artists around him, and the birth of fundamental stages of his work, from the blue and pink periods to the emergence of cubism. Paris appears not only as a backdrop but as a true creative catalyst that fueled his rebellion and genius. Simona Risi thus constructs an intimate and dynamic portrait of Picasso, showing how his life, passions, and conflicts are reflected in a body of work that forever changed the history of modern art.