The Adventurers of Modern Art
An intimate portrait of the lives of the artists, founders of modern art, who lived in Montmartre from 1900 until the liberation of France from the German yoke in 1944, near the end of World War II.
Cast: Amira Casar
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Miniseries
6 episodes
- 1. BohemiansIn the joyous Montmartre of the early 20th century, a troupe of artists, including Max Jacob, Pablo Picasso and Guillaume Apollinaire, lead a bohemian life of work, muses, collectors and sleepless nights.14CC49minDec 16, 2015
- 2. Picasso's GangCubism scandalizes. The beginnings of artistic recognition are accompanied by ruptures: Picasso moves to Montparnasse. World War I breaks out. Picasso and Max Jacob, discharged from the army, remain in Paris. Braque, Derain and Apollinaire leave for the front.14CC51minDec 16, 2015
- 3. Paris, Capital of the WorldIn 1916, in Montparnasse, foreign artists starve. In 1917, Surrealism is born.14CC51minDec 17, 2015
- 4. The Artists of MontparnasseWhile Man Ray has a passionate relationship with Kiki, Aragon meets Elsa Triolet. Picasso lives between two women. Salvador Dalí bursts in.14CC52minDec 17, 2015
- 5. Freedom!The Spanish Civil War mobilizes artists. In 1937, the Guernica massacre inspires Picasso.14CC53minDec 18, 2015
- 6. Midnight in ParisDuring World War II, artists and intellectuals flee Europe; but those who remain try to survive.14CC53minDec 18, 2015
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The Adventurers of Modern Art
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An intimate portrait of the lives of the artists, founders of modern art, who lived in Montmartre from 1900 until the liberation of France from the German yoke in 1944, near the end of World War II.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Dan Franck
- Cast
- Amira Casar
- Studio
- Silex Films, ARTE
