Picassos äventyr (The Adventures of Picasso) (1978)
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Rarely does a film do homage to a serious artist through the medium of a madcap farce, as this one does; however, Picasso was known for an irreverent and ribald sense of humor which is quite in line with this Swedish film, Picassos Aeventyr. In a skit recounting his birth, a woman's heavy… More Rarely does a film do homage to a serious artist through the medium of a madcap farce, as this one does; however, Picasso was known for an irreverent and ribald sense of humor which is quite in line with this Swedish film, Picassos Aeventyr. In a skit recounting his birth, a woman's heavy breathing is demonstrated to have nothing to do with childbirth. Another skit features an appearance by Alice B. Toklas and Gertrude Stein, played by two very masculine men in dowdy drag. In one particularly irreverent scene, Dr. Albert Schweitzer operates on Picasso. Picasso (Goesta Ekman) himself escapes the excessive commercialization of his works through a kind of suicidal self-transcendance. Told in a stripped-down mixture of French, Spanish and English, most will have no difficulty understanding the film's humor. Picassos Aeventyr is done in a style which has been compared that of Mel Brooks; as with Brooks' works, and some might not appreciate its broad humor. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Tage Danielsson
- Written By
- Tage Danielsson, Hans Alfredson
- Genres
- Art House & International, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 20, 1978 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
The Adventures of Picasso...And A thousand Loving Lies is a nimble-footed flight of fancy.
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Cast
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Gösta Ekman, Jr.
as Picasso
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Hans Alfredson
as Don Jose
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Birgitta Andersson
as Ingrid Svensson-Guggenheim
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Bernard Cribbins
as Gertrude Stein
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Wilfrid Brambell
as Alice B. Toklas
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Margareta Krook
as Dona Maria
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Sven Lindberg
as Dr. Albert Schweitzer
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Sune Mangs
as Churchill
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Lena Nyman
as Sirkkat
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Lena Olin
as Dolores
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Per Oscarsson
as Apollinaire
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Tom Younger
as Superintendant
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Magnus Haerenstam
as Hitler
- Margaretha Krook
