Picasso's Gang

Picasso's Gang
Poster
Directed byFernando Colomo
Screenplay byFernando Colomo
Starring
CinematographyJose Luis Alcaine
Edited byMaria Lara
Antonio Lara
Music byJuan Bardem
Production
company
Colomo P.C.
Release date
  • 14 December 2012 (2012-12-14)
CountrySpain
LanguagesFrench
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

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

  1. 1 2 3 "Picasso's Life Inspires Two Films (Published 2012)". Variety. 2012-08-18. Archived from the original on 2024-12-05. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  2. ↑ Art, Istanbul Museum of Modern. "PICASSO'S GANG". www.istanbulmodern.org. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  3. ↑ "Ciclo de cine. La banda Picasso". Centro Botin (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2024-12-26. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  4. ↑ "La banda Picasso". Fotogramas (in European Spanish). 2012-11-19. Archived from the original on 2024-12-25. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  5. ↑ Holland, Jonathan (2013-02-05). "Picasso's Gang". Variety. Archived from the original on 2024-12-25. Retrieved 2024-12-26.