The Mystery of Picasso

  • Date: Mon 19/Jun/23
  • Time: 10:30 - 12:00
  • Venue: Hornsey Library
  • Cost: Free
  • Booking: required
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Description:
A Hornsey Library Silent Cinema screening of 'The Mystery of Picasso' (1956) - E. Screened as part of a series of documentary features showing throughout June 2023. 'Henri-Georges Clouzot, best known for his classic French thriller Les Diaboliques, took on a different mystery in 1956: the creative process and the essence of an artist, namely Pablo Picasso. Utilising transparent canvases so the camera of Claude Renoir could directly capture an artwork s creation, Picasso created 20 artworks for the film. At first, these are simple sketches in marker, but each grows in complexity until the final reel, when The Mystery of Picasso switches to a CinemaScope ratio and bursts into colour.' Headphones are available to borrow at the library Information Desk.
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