Surviving Picasso (1996)
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- R
- 2h 5min
- Biography, Drama
- 20 Sep 1996 (USA)
- Movie
The passionate Merchant Ivory drama tells the story of Françoise Gilot (Natascha McElhone), the only lover of Pablo Picasso (Sir Anthony Hopkins) who was strong enough to withstand his ferocious cruelty, and move on with her life.
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Cast verified as complete
| Anthony Hopkins | ... |
Pablo Picasso
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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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| Dennis Boutsikaris | ... |
Kootz
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| Peter Eyre | ... |
Sabartes
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| Peter Gerety | ... |
Marcel
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| Susannah Harker | ... |
Marie-Thérèse
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| Jane Lapotaire | ... |
Olga Picasso
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| Joseph Maher | ... |
Kahnweiler
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| Bob Peck | ... |
Françoise's Father
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| Diane Venora | ... |
Jacqueline
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| Dominic West | ... |
Paulo Picasso
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| Joan Plowright | ... |
Françoise's Grandmother
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| Laura Aikman | ... |
Maya
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Allegra Di Carpegna | ... |
Geneviève
(as Allegra di Carpegna)
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Anthony Milner | ... |
Police Commissioner
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Agapi Stassinopoulos | ... |
Inès
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| Nigel Whitmey | ... |
Pierre
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| Tom Fisher | ... |
German Officer
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| Andreas Wisniewski | ... |
German Soldier
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| Leon Lissek | ... |
Testicle
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Hamish McColl | ... |
Torso
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| Judith Sharp | ... |
Peachy
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Rose English | ... |
Plummy
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Celia Hewitt | ... |
Stage Directions
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Andrew Litvack | ... |
American Officer Presenting a Dagger
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Seth Rubin | ... |
GI Presenting a Cowboy Hat
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Valérie Tolédano | ... |
Maid
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Sevilla Delofski | ... |
Waiting Woman
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| David Sterne | ... |
Waiting Man
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Cengiz Khan | ... |
Man Without a Match
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Jean-Gabriel Nordmann | ... |
Reporter
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| Laurent Schwaar | ... |
Reporter
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| Scott Thrun | ... |
Reporter
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Marc Tissot | ... |
Reporter
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Damien Brun | ... |
Claude, Age 2
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Andrea Nagy | ... |
Olga as Ballerina
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| Vernon Dobtcheff | ... |
Diaghilev
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| Sandor Elès | ... |
Party Guest
(as Sandor Eles)
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| Olegar Fedoro | ... |
Party Guest
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Brigitte Kahn | ... |
Party Guest
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Bruno Pasquier-Desvignes | ... |
Party Guest
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Gwen Reed | ... |
Party Guest
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Georgio Serafini | ... |
Party Guest
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Alexei Jawdokimov | ... |
Commissar
(as Alexi Jawdokimov)
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| Boris Isarov | ... |
Translator
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Stefan Gryff | ... |
Drunken Comrade
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Olivier Galfione | ... |
Priest
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| Valentina Yakunina | ... |
Lydia
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| Jacky Pratoussy | ... |
Man Servant
(as Jacques Pratoussy)
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Joe Gecks | ... |
Claude Picasso, Age 7
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Alex Pooley | ... |
Paloma Picasso, Age 5
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Debbie Cusmans | ... |
Juggler
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Beth Lawson | ... |
Juggler
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Mike Donfield | ... |
Clown
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John Lawson | ... |
Clown
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Kevin Toomey | ... |
Clown
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Mathew Ware | ... |
Clown
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Nicola Christian | ... |
Snake Woman
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Leanne Whitney | ... |
Poodle Woman
(as Lean Whitney)
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Charlotte Balthorpe | ... |
Trapeze Artist
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Marc Monnet | ... |
Matador
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Elizabeth Corbett | ... |
Journalist (uncredited)
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| Tim Faraday | ... |
German soldier (uncredited)
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Salo Gardner | ... |
Guy Standeven (uncredited)
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| Laurence Richardson | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Guy Standeven | ... |
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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Directed by
| James Ivory | ||
Written by
| Arianna Huffington | ... | (book "Picasso: Creator and Destroyer") (as Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington) |
| Ruth Prawer Jhabvala | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Humbert Balsan | ... | co-producer |
| Paul Bradley | ... | executive producer |
| Ismail Merchant | ... | producer |
| Donald Rosenfeld | ... | executive producer |
| David L. Wolper | ... | producer |
Music by
| Richard Robbins | ||
Cinematography by
| Tony Pierce-Roberts | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
| Andrew Marcus | ||
Editorial Department
| Emily Gumpel Clifton | ... | second assistant editor (as Emily Gumpel) |
| Giles Gardner | ... | assistant editor |
| Tula Goenka | ... | associate editor |
| Charley Henley | ... | assistant editor |
| Peter Hunt | ... | color timer |
Casting By
| Celestia Fox | ||
Production Design by
| Luciana Arrighi | ||
Art Direction by
| Geoffroy Larcher | ||
| Andrew Sanders | ||
Set Decoration by
| Denis Mercier | ||
| Marie-Laure Valla | ||
Costume Design by
| Carol Ramsey | ||
Makeup Department
| Tina Earnshaw | ... | chief makeup artist |
| Richard Glass | ... | contact lens optician |
| Liz Michie | ... | chief hair stylist |
| Bernard Floch | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Valérie Tranier | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Virginia Allan | ... | production manager: UK |
| Nicolas Picard-Dreyfuss | ... | unit manager (as Nicolas Picard) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Bernard Bellew | ... | second assistant director |
| Christopher Granier-Deferre | ... | second assistant director: France |
| Sallie Hard | ... | additional second second assistant director (as Sallie Anne Hard) |
| Ben Howarth | ... | second assistant director (as Benjamin Howarth) |
| Christopher Newman | ... | first assistant director (as Chris Newman) |
Art Department
| Gill Andrae-Reid | ... | artist |
| Sarah Barbault | ... | assistant art director |
| Bernard Chedin | ... | production buyer |
| Pierre Cotte | ... | construction manager: France |
| Marc Flouquet | ... | second assistant decorator |
| Gary Fox | ... | standby propman: UK only |
| Valeriane Friederich | ... | painter |
| Mark Fruin | ... | chargehand stand-by propman |
| Paul Ghirardani | ... | first assistant art director |
| Philippa Hart | ... | assistant decorator |
| John Hedges | ... | construction manager: UK |
| Michel Imbert | ... | artist |
| Pippa Marks | ... | assistant art director |
| Jim McCallum | ... | artist |
| Christina Moore | ... | assistant art director |
| Cyrille Perron | ... | head painter |
| Christophe Perruchi | ... | assistant property master |
| Alain Veyssier | ... | first assistant art director |
| Mark White | ... | white trux transport |
| Arthur Wicks | ... | property master |
| Vernon Witham | ... | paintings |
| Michael Guyett | ... | scenic painter (uncredited) |
| Cyrille Nomberg | ... | art department assistant (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Michael Barry | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Bernard Bats | ... | sound mixer |
| Pierre-Yves Bruneel | ... | boom operator |
| Lewis Goldstein | ... | sound effects editor |
| Robert Hein | ... | supervising sound editor (as Bob Hein) |
| Karen McMullen | ... | assistant a.d.r. editor |
| Bruce Pross | ... | foley supervisor |
| Deborah Wallach | ... | adr supervisor |
| Marko A. Costanzo | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Kent Houston | ... | optical effects technician |
| Tim Ollive | ... | digital artist |
| John Swinnerton | ... | optical camera operator (uncredited) |
| Pat Wong | ... | digital compositor (uncredited) |
| Dean Yurke | ... | cg supervisor (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Rémy Julienne | ... | stunt coordinator (as Remi Julienne) |
| Stuart St Paul | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Fred Brown | ... | best boy (as Freddie Brown) |
| Angelo Chinosi | ... | key grip |
| Colin Corby | ... | camera operator: second unit |
| Eddie Dias | ... | lighting co-ordinator |
| Tobias Eedy | ... | camera trainee |
| Sean Evans | ... | camera loader |
| Stephen Finch | ... | electrician (as Steve Finch) |
| Tommy Finch | ... | gaffer |
| Laurent Fleutot | ... | assistant camera |
| Rawdon Hayne | ... | focus puller |
| Sophie Lemaire | ... | second assistant camera |
| Vince Madden | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Seth Rubin | ... | still photographer |
| Paul Stewart | ... | lighting technician |
| Mathieu Ungaro | ... | grip |
| Valerio Villalba | ... | camera loader |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eve-Marie Arnault | ... | assistant costume designer: France |
| Azmin Jaffer | ... | costumer (as Azmine Jaffer) |
| Anjali Lenglet | ... | costumer |
| Vanessa Munro | ... | costumer |
| Mary Sheldon | ... | costumer |
| Anne-Marie Sanchez | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Nadine Chaussonnière | ... | location manager: France |
| Vincent Garenq | ... | location assistant |
| Andrew Hill | ... | location manager: UK |
Music Department
| Geoff Alexander | ... | music arranger (as Geoffrey Alexander) / orchestrator |
| Leslie Blackburn-Harlow | ... | musician: viola |
| Annette Kudrak | ... | music editor |
| Harry Rabinowitz | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Anna Worley | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Mark White | ... | transportation: white trux |
Additional Crew
| Michael Albanese | ... | production assistant |
| Elizabeth Aldrich | ... | choreographer |
| Alberto Abraham Amar | ... | organization: exteriors |
| Randall Balsmeyer | ... | title designer |
| Bi Benton | ... | production coordinator |
| Rahila Bootwala | ... | production accountant |
| Beth Elliott | ... | floor runner |
| Duncan Hamilton | ... | ice sculptor |
| Jamie Hamilton | ... | ice sculptor |
| Susan Hegarty | ... | dialect consultant: Julianne Moore |
| Andrew Jack | ... | dialogue coach |
| Sarah Lebas | ... | floor runner |
| Dany Lebigot | ... | production accountant (as Danny Lebigot) |
| Andrew Litvack | ... | assistant: Mr. Ivory |
| Abel Monem | ... | production assistant |
| Stefano Priori | ... | head production accountant |
| Jude Schell | ... | production staff (as Judith Schell) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1996) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Elliniki Kinimatografiki Enosi (ELKE) (1997) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures Germany (1997) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1997) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1996) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1997) (India) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1996) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1996) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1996) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1998) (Greece) (VHS)
- Varus Video (1996) (Russia) (VHS)
- VideoVisa (1997) (Mexico) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1997) (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
- Peerless Camera Company (special effects)
- ReelEye Company (special effects contact lenses)
Other Companies
- Pinewood Studios (movie studio)
- Balsmeyer and Everett (titles designed and produced by)
- Concept Arts Studios (main title logo design)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Hamilton Ice Sculptors (ice sculpture)
- The Effects House (opticals)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1943, a young painter, Françoise Gilot (1921- ) (Natascha McElhone) meets Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) (Sir Anthony Hopkins), already the most celebrated artist in the world. For the next ten years, she is his mistress, bears him two children, is his muse, and paints within his element. She also learns slowly about the other women who have been or still are in his life: Dora Maar (Julianne Moore), Marie-Thérèse (Susannah Harker) (whose daughter is Picasso's), and Olga Koklowa (Jane Lapotaire), each of whom seems deeply scarred by their life with Picasso. Gilot's response is to bring each into her relationship with Picasso. How does one survive Picasso? She keeps painting, and she keeps her good humor and her independence. When the time comes, she has the strength to leave.
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| Taglines | Only his passion for women could rival his passion for painting. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $16,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $87,054, 22 Sep 1996 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | A few years after this movie, Sir Anthony Hopkins had already signed on to play Hannibal Lecter in Hannibal (2001), but Jodie Foster had declined. When director Ridley Scott let Hopkins know what actresses were being considered to play Clarice, Hopkins remembered how much he enjoyed working with Julianne Moore on this movie, and recommended her. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The First Wives Club/Big Night/Surviving Picasso/Last Man Standing/Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996). See more » |
| Quotes |
Pablo Picasso:
I really like intelligent women. Sometimes, of course, I like stupid ones too. See more » |