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The Picasso Summer

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Frustrated architect George Smith (Albert Finney) can't seem to find a creative outlet -- least of all in his own stifling assignments at work. After Smith and his wife, Alice (Yvette Mimieux), fail to find inspiration by rubbing elbows with the art community in San Francisco, they return to their apartment discouraged. But when Smith decides he must travel to Europe in search of his favorite painter -- the great Pablo Picasso -- Alice indulges her husband, and the two pack their bags.
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Joan P I love Yvette, but I don't love Albert Finney, so this film had one strike against it at the get-go. Their lack of chemistry and those cartoon segments didn't help. On the upside, I saw this film right before my husband and I headed for the south of France, and the beautiful scenery got me in the mood for it. See it for that and Yvette at her pretty peak. Well, A Light in the Piazza may actually be her peak. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/24/23 Full Review Audience Member A movie before its time. Watch this for the avant garde Picasso animation and art direction, by the genius Wes Herschensohn. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member What an odd movie. Intercepted throughout the film are impressionistic art montages that are representations of either the previous scenes or the upcoming ones. The script is diffuse within itself and the art sequences fracture it further. The film doesn't properly utilize the talented Finney and the beautiful Mimieux but does offer many gorgeous shots of Spain. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member just ok rom-com of sorts. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Frustrated architect George Smith (Albert Finney) can't seem to find a creative outlet -- least of all in his own stifling assignments at work. After Smith and his wife, Alice (Yvette Mimieux), fail to find inspiration by rubbing elbows with the art community in San Francisco, they return to their apartment discouraged. But when Smith decides he must travel to Europe in search of his favorite painter -- the great Pablo Picasso -- Alice indulges her husband, and the two pack their bags.
Director
Serge Bourguignon
Producer
Wes Herschensohn, Bruce Campbell
Screenwriter
Ray Bradbury
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating
PG, TV-MA
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 30m
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