| Picasso's Gang | |
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| Directed by | Fernando Colomo |
| Screenplay by | Fernando Colomo |
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| Cinematography | Jose Luis Alcaine |
| Edited by | Maria Lara Antonio Lara |
| Music by | Juan Bardem |
| Production company | Colomo P.C. |
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| Country | Spain |
| Languages | French Spanish English |
La banda Piccaso is a 2012 Spanish film directed by Fernando Colomo. A thriller film, it centers on Picasso and other real life painters in Paris in the early 1910s, the film being a depiction of real events associated with the 1911 robbery of the Mona Lisa and the fact that the French police suspected the involvement of the Spanish painter.
Cast
- Ignacio Mateos: Pablo Picasso
- Pierre Bénézit: Guillaume Apollinaire
- Jordi Vilches: Manolo Hugué
- Lionel Abelanski: Max Jacob
- Raphäelle Agogué: Fernande Olivier
- Louise Monot Marie Laurencin
- Alexis Michalik: Géry Pieret (Le Baron)
- Stanley Weber: Georges Braque
- Thomas Jouannet: Henri-Pierre Roché
- Cristina Toma: Gertrude Stein
- David Coburn: Leo Stein
- Eszter Tompa: Alice B.Toklas
Reception
A critic from Fotogramas rated the film three out of five stars. A critic from Variety called the film ”a lively period piece about a footnote in the titular artist's life”.
Accolades
Nominated at the XXVII edición de los Premios Goya in two categories.
See also
Two other films about the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa:
References
- ^ "Picasso's Life Inspires Two Films (Published 2012)". Variety. 2012-08-18. Archived from the original on 2024-12-05. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- Art, Istanbul Museum of Modern. "PICASSO'S GANG". www.istanbulmodern.org. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- "Ciclo de cine. La banda Picasso". Centro Botin (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2024-12-26. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- "La banda Picasso". Fotogramas (in European Spanish). 2012-11-19. Archived from the original on 2024-12-25. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- Holland, Jonathan (2013-02-05). "Picasso's Gang". Variety. Archived from the original on 2024-12-25. Retrieved 2024-12-26.