In juggling two time frames, this episode focuses on the young Picasso during World War I and the older Picasso in the years following World War II when he was flirting with communism.
As an artist, Picasso is constantly experimenting and, in the teens, focuses on the collage along with his colleague Georges Braque. Picasso's paintings are now beginning to fetch enormous prices, such as his Harlequins. Max Jacob converts to Christianity, and Picasso brushes off Jean Cocteau, who requests that Picasso do his portrait. Apollinaire dies when shot in a head in one of the trenches of the Great War.
Yet another woman enters Picasso's life and, for the first time, brings him stability. She is Eva Gouel, who tragically dies of tuberculosis in 1915. Eventually, Françoise Gilot would bring the same support of Picasso, and the couple had a family.
In a visit to Warsaw in 1948, Picasso confesses to Paul Eluard that he is ambivalent about communism. But a newfound social consciousness comes when he visits Auschwitz. In one scene, the voice of Paul Robeson is dubbed in a stirring song for one of the international conferences of communism.
Finally, a little baby girl is born to Françoise and Picasso. Picasso calls the child a work of art and selects the name of Paloma.
As an artist, Picasso is constantly experimenting and, in the teens, focuses on the collage along with his colleague Georges Braque. Picasso's paintings are now beginning to fetch enormous prices, such as his Harlequins. Max Jacob converts to Christianity, and Picasso brushes off Jean Cocteau, who requests that Picasso do his portrait. Apollinaire dies when shot in a head in one of the trenches of the Great War.
Yet another woman enters Picasso's life and, for the first time, brings him stability. She is Eva Gouel, who tragically dies of tuberculosis in 1915. Eventually, Françoise Gilot would bring the same support of Picasso, and the couple had a family.
In a visit to Warsaw in 1948, Picasso confesses to Paul Eluard that he is ambivalent about communism. But a newfound social consciousness comes when he visits Auschwitz. In one scene, the voice of Paul Robeson is dubbed in a stirring song for one of the international conferences of communism.
Finally, a little baby girl is born to Françoise and Picasso. Picasso calls the child a work of art and selects the name of Paloma.
