“Only his passion for women could rival his passion for painting.”
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
Surviving Picasso is a drama, romance film released in 1996 exploring themes of infidelity, france, paris, france, love triangle, pregnancy, world war ii. Directed by James Ivory, it stars Anthony Hopkins, Natascha McElhone, Julianne Moore. 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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