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  • Summary: Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies is a cinematic tour through the effects of the technological revolution, specifically the invention of aviation, the creation of cinema and their interdependent influence on artists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. With narration by Scorsese, and interviews with art scholars and artists including Chuck Close, Julian Schnabel and Eric Fischl, the film looks at the collision between film and art at the turn of the 20th Century and helps us to realize cinema's continuing influence on the art of our time. (Arthouse Films) … Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: Peter Rainer
    100
    Altogether fascinating.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Nick Pinkerton
    60
    Picasso and Braque's primary merit is its archive-raiding evocation of the period discussed through vintage nitrate images.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    38
    There is much to learn from Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies. First, a wealth of sharp professorial minds and great artistic eyes is no guarantee of equivalent documentary moviemaking. Second, when making a sort of thesis statement, it helps to have a thesis.

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