Surviving Picasso (DVD)

Canvas, color, metal, ceramics. The century's leading artist commanded them all. But what about the legendary Pablo Picasso's other great passion? Was romance also dominated by his genius? Academy Award? winner* Anthony Hopkins gives a full-throttle performance as the acclaimed artist in this masterful movie told from the viewpoint of Picasso's longtime mistress (Natascha McElhone in a luminous film debut) and mother of his children Claude and Paloma. Director James Ivory, producer Ismail Merchant and writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala reteam with Hopkins for the first time since The Remains of the Day in this lusty, sweeping saga. Joined by producer David L. Wolper (Roots), they draw from a vivid filmmaking palette to create an intimate, insightful tale of genius, beauty and obsession.

Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Thomas Fisher, Andreas Wisniewski, Julianne Moore, Natascha McElhone, Allegra Dicapegna, Nigel Whitmey, Peter Eyre, Leon Lissek, Hamish McColl, Rose English, Celia Hewitt, Joss Ackland, Diane Venora, Bob Peck, Joan Plowright, Joseph Maher, Peter Gerety, Susannah Harker, Laura Aikman, Sevilla Delofski, David Sterne, Dennis Boutsikaris, Jean-Gabriel Nordmann, Laurent Schwaar, Marc Tissot, Jane Lapotaire, Vernon Dobtcheff, Dominic West, Anthony Milner, Sandor Eles, Olegar Fedoro, Brigitte Kahn, Boris Isarov, Stefan Gryff, Joe Gecks, Alex Pooley

Director: David L. Wolper, Ismail Merchant

Rating: R