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Never Met Picasso

  • 1996
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
149
YOUR RATING
Never Met Picasso (1996)
ComedyDramaRomance

A gay thirty year old lives at home and is in the midst of a serious creative funk. Rejected by numerous art schools and lacking romantic prospects, he looks to his charismatic Uncle Alfred ... Read allA gay thirty year old lives at home and is in the midst of a serious creative funk. Rejected by numerous art schools and lacking romantic prospects, he looks to his charismatic Uncle Alfred for inspiration.A gay thirty year old lives at home and is in the midst of a serious creative funk. Rejected by numerous art schools and lacking romantic prospects, he looks to his charismatic Uncle Alfred for inspiration.

  • Director
    • Stephen Kijak
  • Writer
    • Stephen Kijak
  • Stars
    • Alexis Arquette
    • Georgia Ragsdale
    • Margot Kidder
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    149
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Stephen Kijak
    • Writer
      • Stephen Kijak
    • Stars
      • Alexis Arquette
      • Georgia Ragsdale
      • Margot Kidder
    • 8User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Alexis Arquette
    Alexis Arquette
    • Andrew Magnus
    Georgia Ragsdale
    Georgia Ragsdale
    • Lucy
    Margot Kidder
    Margot Kidder
    • Genna Magnus
    Don McKellar
    Don McKellar
    • Jerry
    Keith David
    Keith David
    • Larry
    Alvin Epstein
    • Uncle Alfred
    Omewenne
    • Ingrid
    Diane Beckett
    • Mailwoman
    Craig Hickman
    • Poetry Slammer
    David Levine
    • Jack
    John O'Callaghan
    John O'Callaghan
    • Paul
    Jody O'Neil
    • Marc
    Edward Stanley
    Edward Stanley
    • Young David
    • (as Eddie Rutkowski)
    • …
    Ursula Ryan
    • Nurse
    Richard Snee
    • Thomas Magnus
    Adrienne Starrs
    • Diane
    Suzanne Crosby
    • Art Critic
    Laney Fichera
    Laney Fichera
    • Art Critic
    • Director
      • Stephen Kijak
    • Writer
      • Stephen Kijak
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews8

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    4/10
    A failed movie with some interesting characters
    Having gay characters does not make for a gay film and having interesting characters does not always make for an interesting film.

    Andrew Magnus (Alexis Arquette) is the last of a Boston arts family. Alfred, his aging uncle is a painter and Genna, his mother, is an avant-garde theatre performer. All three are gay but that seems to have no real point in the story. Andrew is blocked in his painting and without inspiration (not unlike this film) The characters have their interesting aspects but we don't learn enough about any of them to really care about them. There was a young man David, that both mother and uncle cared for but he died in Viet Nam, we hear very little about him. Instead we see and hear about the gallery crowd and the flamboyant artists that populate the Magnus' lives and all of the openings, exhibits and parties that occupy their time.

    I may be a philistine and may be missing the higher meanings here, but I think it's just that there are no higher meanings here. The film stopped short of greatness and got tangled up with flash and form over any real substance.
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    • Aug 25, 2001

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    • Release date
      • November 28, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nunca conocí a Picasso
    • Filming locations
      • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production companies
      • Mighty Reel Productions
      • Scout Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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