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    The Mystery of Picasso

    The Mystery of Picasso

    Presented by Harvard Film Archive at Harvard Film Archive

    December 4, 2011

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    Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
    France 1956, 35mm, b/w & color, 78 min. French with English subtitles
    Clouzot's innovative spirit took full flight in his documentary homage to the infinitude of the human imagination and to his close friend, Pablo Picasso. Among the most rapturously cinematic portraits of an artist at work, Clouzot created spectacular effects by inviting Picasso to paint directly on a glass before the camera, the painters' strokes seeming almost to magically dance in the air. Each of Picasso's creations is cast as a suspense narrative, fraught with the tense uncertainties that vex even the master's hand and reveal painting to be a turbulent and enigmatic adventure.


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        Harvard Film Archive

        Harvard Film Archive Cinematheque
        24 Quincy Street
        Cambridge, MA 02138

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        $9 - Regular Admission
        $7 - Non-Harvard Students, Harvard Faculty and Staff, and Senior Citizens
        Regular HFA screenings are free for all Harvard students with a valid photo ID.

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        December 4, 2011

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        7pm

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