Film

Surviving Picasso

1996 · 2h 5m · Drama · Romance

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

IMDb

6.3

Rotten Tomatoes

33%

Metacritic

55

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.

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

Diane Venora

Jacqueline

Dominic West

Paulo Picasso

Laura Aikman

Maya

David Sterne

Waiting Man

• James IvoryDirector
• Ruth Prawer JhabvalaScreenplay
• Ismail MerchantProducer
• David L. WolperProducer
• Paul BradleyExecutive Producer
• Donald RosenfeldExecutive Producer
• Tony Pierce-RobertsDirector of Photography
• Richard RobbinsOriginal Music Composer
• Andrew MarcusEditor
• Celestia FoxCasting

Surviving Picasso - trailer

Release date

September 4, 1996

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 5m

Rated

R

Budget

$16,000,000

Revenue

$1,985,001

Genres

Drama, Romance

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