Surviving Picasso
“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.
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Cast
24 people
Anthony Hopkins
Pablo Picasso
Known for
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Natascha McElhone
Françoise Gilot
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Julianne Moore
Dora Maar
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Joss Ackland
Henri Matisse
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Joan Plowright
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Dennis Boutsikaris
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Better Call Saul
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Peter Gerety
Marcel
Known for
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Susannah Harker
Marie-Therese
Known for
Pride and Prejudice
House of Cards
Jane Lapotaire
Olga Picasso
Known for
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Joseph Maher
Kahnweiler
Known for
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Bob Peck
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James Ivory Director · Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Screenplay Arianna Huffington Author
Worldwide gross $2M · Budget $16M · United States release September 4, 1996
Box office
Budget
$16,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,985,001
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Merchant Ivory Productions
Production
The Wolper Organization
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Germany · September 4, 1996
Theatrical
United States · September 4, 1996
Theatrical
Czechia
April 24, 1997 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 10, 1997 · Theatrical
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