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Picasson seikkailut

Original title: Picassos äventyr
  • 19781978
  • K-8K-8
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
3.7K
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Picasson seikkailut (1978)
BiographyComedy
Already in his childhood, Pablo Picasso shows talent for painting and is sent to the Academy of Arts in Madrid. He becomes a painter but has to live in Paris in poverty. But one day he is di... Read allAlready in his childhood, Pablo Picasso shows talent for painting and is sent to the Academy of Arts in Madrid. He becomes a painter but has to live in Paris in poverty. But one day he is discovered by a rich American millionaire and starts to earn money. But he wastes his talent... Read allAlready in his childhood, Pablo Picasso shows talent for painting and is sent to the Academy of Arts in Madrid. He becomes a painter but has to live in Paris in poverty. But one day he is discovered by a rich American millionaire and starts to earn money. But he wastes his talent by painting plates. He meets the famous people of the 1920s: Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Tok... Read all
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3.7K
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  • Director
    • Tage Danielsson
  • Writers
    • Hans Alfredson
    • Tage Danielsson
    • Gösta Ekman(lots of ideas)
  • Stars
    • Gösta Ekman
    • Hans Alfredson
    • Margaretha Krook
  • Director
    • Tage Danielsson
  • Writers
    • Hans Alfredson
    • Tage Danielsson
    • Gösta Ekman(lots of ideas)
  • Stars
    • Gösta Ekman
    • Hans Alfredson
    • Margaretha Krook
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 20User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Hans Alfredson, Gösta Ekman, and Elisabeth Söderström in Picasson seikkailut (1978)

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    Gösta Ekman
    Gösta Ekman
    • Picasso
    Hans Alfredson
    Hans Alfredson
    • Don José
    Margaretha Krook
    Margaretha Krook
    • Doña Maria
    Lena Olin
    Lena Olin
    • Dolores
    Bernard Cribbins
    Bernard Cribbins
    • Gertrude Stein…
    Wilfrid Brambell
    Wilfrid Brambell
    • Alice B. Toklas
    Lennart Nyman
    • Henri Rousseau
    Per Oscarsson
    Per Oscarsson
    • Apollinaire
    Elisabeth Söderström
    Elisabeth Söderström
    • Mimi
    Gösta Winbergh
    • Picasso
    • (singing voice)
    • (as Gösta Winberg)
    Birgitta Andersson
    Birgitta Andersson
    • Ingrid Svensson-Guggenheim
    Magnus Härenstam
    Magnus Härenstam
    • Hitler
    Sune Mangs
    Sune Mangs
    • Churchill
    Yngve Gamlin
    Yngve Gamlin
    • Djagilev
    Lisbeth Zachrisson
    • Olga
    Lena Nyman
    Lena Nyman
    • Sirkka
    Tom Younger
    • Superintendent
    Rolv Wesenlund
    Rolv Wesenlund
    • Grieg
    • Director
      • Tage Danielsson
    • Writers
      • Hans Alfredson
      • Tage Danielsson
      • Gösta Ekman(lots of ideas)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      When actor Gösta Ekman went to Budapest on vacation, he found that people were looking at him in a very odd way. He eventually understood why when a local asked him if he were Picasso, to which Gösta replied, "If you mean that I played Picasso in a movie then, yeah, that's right." It turned out this movie had great success in Hungary, where it had been playing at a Budapest cinema every year since its release, and has even been adapted for the stage.
    • Goofs
      During the doctors visit after Don Jose death and rigor mortis, the corpse blinks during the doctors efforts to straighten the body out. (this may be explained however, in that it turns out Don Jose was only in suspended animation, and everyone thought he was dead).
    • Quotes

      Superintendant: This rotten french bastard has tried to rape our pure, virgin american people with his dirty fucking pictures.

      Elsa Beskow: ["translates" into Swedish] This unpleasent french gentleman has tried to seduce the nice american people with his unpleasent french paintings.

    • Alternate versions
      Scenes making fun of Prohibition and the electric chair were deleted in the US version, making it eleven minutes shorter than the Swedish original. The filmmakers were not informed.
    • Connections
      Featured in Svenska Ord i bild och tal (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Can-can. Ur Orphée aux enfers
      Composed by Jacques Offenbach

    User reviews20

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    10/10
    Wonderful, intelligent burlesque
    This film is one of my favorites. I saw it in Europe for the first time and at least 5 five times since then and I still laughing loudly. It's very intelligent humor, full of love about a great man.

    The only thing what shocked me is that the American version is missing many great parts. For instance the 'prohibition era' spoof is entirely cut out along with the Albert Schweitzer sketch.

    Rent it out today and have a great time!
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    • bvizy
    • Feb 26, 2000

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    • Release date
      • October 20, 1978 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • Sweden
    • Languages
      • Swedish
      • German
      • Spanish
      • Latin
      • Italian
      • French
      • Finnish
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Picassos äventyr
    • Filming locations
      • Tomelilla, Skåne län, Sweden
    • Production companies
      • Svenska Ord
      • Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • SEK 7,000,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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