Pablo Picasso

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.

The life and loves of legendary painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso are profiled in this documentary. Across the 20th century, Picasso courted controversy and challenged norms to leave an unforgettable mark on the art world.

Exploring the artistic movements of the interwar period, this film chronicles a summer 1937 gathering of artists and poets in the South of France.

Condensed from 1901 to 1907 and relegated to the shadow of the great Cubist canvases, Picasso's blue and rose periods are often little studied for themselves. Nevertheless, it was at this time that Picasso broke with his father's teaching and freed himself from the academicism of the Beaux-Arts. He then began a period of trying out different techniques.