Name: Picasso: The Beauty and the Beast
Released: 2023-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary · Biography

Rare archive recordings, footage and personal letters from some of his many lovers lay bare the life and work of a problematic genius. Exploring the suffering and betrayals, alongside the stunning works of art that Pablo Picasso left in his wake.

2023 · 59m

Director John O'Rourke, Alice Perman

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

A look at Picasso through his years as an emerging artist in Paris as his renown quickly grows. He meets his first love, Fernande, and starts the pattern of his lifetime, as he soon falls in love with another woman, ballerina Olga Khokhlova.
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

When Europe descends into fascism, Picasso produces one of the greatest anti-war paintings of all time, Guernica. As the storm clouds of World War II gather, Picasso and Dora find themselves stuck in Paris, where their relationship deteriorates.
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

Age doesn't dim Picasso's artistic creativity as he explores ceramics and film. After his relationship with Dora Maar sours, he falls in love with a much younger artist, Francoise Gilot, only to find she has a strong will of her own.