A San Francisco couple travels to France in search of Pablo Picasso.A San Francisco couple travels to France in search of Pablo Picasso.A San Francisco couple travels to France in search of Pablo Picasso.
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- Dominguin
- (as Luis Miguel Dominguin)
- The Host
- (as Theo Marcuse)
- British Woman at Dinner
- (uncredited)
- Singer at SF party.
- (uncredited)
- Woman at Party
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaProducer Wes Herschensohn in his book "Resurrection in Cannes: The Making of The Picasso Summer" states that the final shot was filmed in Catalina, because it resembled the shores of Southern France. Mr. Herschensohn did the sand drawings and a local man named Duke Fishman played Picasso -he bore a striking resemblance to Picasso. He was somewhat of an artist himself and briefly able to continue Herschensohn's sand drawings for the camera.
- GoofsThe couple is implied to leave within 24 hours, without passport, shots, nor visa. It is doubtful those could be obtained for non-emergency reasons, even in 1969.
- Quotes
Luis Miguel Dominguín: There, you see. And, there. And there. Always the horses, the man, the bulls. One way or another, with oils or watercolors or etchings and now in clay. Picasso comes back to the arena. Because he is Spanish and because he cannot come back to Spain, he must come back in his own way. And so again and again, Picasso returns to the center of life in Spain, which is the bull-ring. You wish to see Picasso? Then you must enter that arena yourself - and fight a bull.
George Smith: Do you think, eh, its absolutely necessary, in order to met Picasso, that I actually have to fight a bull?
Luis Miguel Dominguín: Absolutely necessary!
George Smith: Fine. Well, okay. I'll fight a bull.
- SoundtracksHey Ho The Wind and the Rain
(uncredited)
Lyrics by William Shakespeare from "Twelfth Night"
Sung by Albert Finney
On the down side are a long and violent sequence in which Finney seeks out a famous toreador who is friends with Picasso. There are also three long and tedious animation pieces that depict Picasso's art and themes of war, love, and the bullfight. These are done in a pulsating psychedelic style and seem interminable.
On the plus side are Finney and Mimieux. Familiar faces include Graham Stark as the postman, Georgina Cookson as the loud lady at dinner, Jim Connell as the artist at the party, and Peter Madden as the blind artist.
The final scene on the beach was filmed on Catalina Island and tacked on. The film was never released in US theaters but has been shown on television.
- drednm
- Jun 23, 2020
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