Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies
Arthouse Films | Release Date: May 28, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Mixed:
4
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100
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
Altogether fascinating. Read full review
60
Village VoiceNick Pinkerton
Picasso and Braque's primary merit is its archive-raiding evocation of the period discussed through vintage nitrate images. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen Holden
What holds the film together, more or less, is the steady stream of mostly slapstick clips from early cinema. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Features a profusion of provocative ideas and a wealth of vintage film clips but is unable to avoid having the inevitable feel of a college thesis. Read full review
40
Time OutDavid Fear
It’s a 60-minute documentary that feels like days of watching paint dry. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
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. Read full review
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New York PostKyle Smith
The ever-excitable Martin Scorsese, who is listed as a producer and who pops up, bizarrely, to talk about how he decided to stage the last shot of "The Departed," concludes things by saying, "Cubism was not a style. It was a revolution!" Yep. And not in any way a fad. Read full review
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