Friday Films: Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies March 18, 2011

Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies (Arthouse Films, 2008) 62 mins
Directed by Arne Glimcher
Produced by Martin Scorsese and Robert Greenhut
This is a cinematic tour through the effects of the technological revolution, specifically the invention of aviation and the creation of motion pictures and their interdependent influence on artists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. With narration and comments by Martin Scorsese and interviews with art scholars and artists including Chuck Close, Eric Fischl, Adam Gopnik, and Julian Schnabel, the film looks at the collision between film and art at the turn of the 20th Century and helps us to realize cinema's continuing influence on the art of our time.

Plus extra bonus! A Picasso tribute performed live by local, award-winning poetry troupe, Slam Nahuatl.

Official Website: http://www.vmfa.museum/Calendar_and_Events/Films/Picasso_and_Braque_Go_to_the_Movies.aspx