In 1969, a San Francisco architect and his beautiful wife go to Southern France in order to find Picasso. Not just his work, but the man himself.
What could be more appealing than a movie that takes place in France with two such attractive stars (circa 1969) as Albert Finney and Yvette Mimieux. Museums, villas, scenery and the artwork; coupled with the haunting music, should make an incredibly romantic picture. At times it almost comes close.
The animated Picasso art tends to run longer than it should. Still it's clever and inventive. With a few exceptions, the people they run into end up working very well.
But do we really want to know what the Albert Finney character thinks about his meal as he devours a plate of snails with abandon?
The bullfighting sequence stops the film cold. The bull is seen being killed in the ring in slow motion with blood gushing. This is real. No special effects. A momentary still of the bright crimson blood in it's mouth is shown in close-up. What a downer!
The movie is a great idea. The execution, not so much.
What could be more appealing than a movie that takes place in France with two such attractive stars (circa 1969) as Albert Finney and Yvette Mimieux. Museums, villas, scenery and the artwork; coupled with the haunting music, should make an incredibly romantic picture. At times it almost comes close.
The animated Picasso art tends to run longer than it should. Still it's clever and inventive. With a few exceptions, the people they run into end up working very well.
But do we really want to know what the Albert Finney character thinks about his meal as he devours a plate of snails with abandon?
The bullfighting sequence stops the film cold. The bull is seen being killed in the ring in slow motion with blood gushing. This is real. No special effects. A momentary still of the bright crimson blood in it's mouth is shown in close-up. What a downer!
The movie is a great idea. The execution, not so much.