Surviving Picasso (1996)
The passionate Merchant-Ivory drama tells the story of Francoise Gilot, the only lover of Pablo Picasso who was strong enough to withstand his ferocious cruelty and move on with her life.
Director:
James Ivory
Writer:
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
![]() |
Anthony Hopkins as Pablo Picasso |
![]() |
Natascha McElhone as Françoise Gilot |
![]() |
Julianne Moore as Dora Maar |
![]() |
Joss Ackland as Henri Matisse |
![]() |
Joan Plowright as Françoise's Grandmother |
![]() |
Dennis Boutsikaris as Kootz |
![]() |
Peter Eyre as Sabartes |
![]() |
Peter Gerety as Marcel |
![]() |
Susannah Harker as Marie-Therese |
![]() |
Jane Lapotaire as Olga Picasso |
![]() |
Joseph Maher as Kahnweiler |
![]() |
Bob Peck as Francoise's Father |
![]() |
Diane Venora as Jacqueline |
![]() |
Dominic West as Paulo Picasso |
![]() |
Laura Aikman as Maya |
![]() |
David Sterne as Waiting Man |
![]() |
Allegra Di Carpegna as Geneviève |
![]() |
Anthony Milner as Police Commissioner |
![]() |
Nigel Whitmey as Pierre |
![]() |
Tom Fisher as German Officer |
![]() |
Andreas Wisniewski as German Soldier |
![]() |
Leon Lissek as Testicle |
![]() |
Vernon Dobtcheff as Diaghilev |
![]() |
Scott Thrun as Reporter |
| Directing | James Ivory | Director |
| Writing | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala | Screenplay |
| Art | Luciana Arrighi | Production Design |
| Directing | Anna Worley | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Humbert Balsan | Co-Producer |
| Production | Celestia Fox | Casting |
| Sound | Annette Kudrak | Music Editor |
| Camera | Tony Pierce-Roberts | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Richard Robbins | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Ismail Merchant | Producer |
| Editing | Andrew Marcus | Editor |
| Production | David L. Wolper | Producer |
| Production | Paul Bradley | Executive Producer |
| Production | Donald Rosenfeld | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Seth Rubin | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Arianna Huffington | Book |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol Ramsey | Costume Design |
| Art | Geoffroy Larcher | Art Direction |
| Art | Andrew Sanders | Art Direction |
| Art | Denis Mercier | Set Decoration |
| Art | Marie-Laure Valla | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tina Earnshaw | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liz Michie | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Marko Costanzo | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Bernard Bats | Sound |
| Camera | Tobias Eedy | Camera Trainee |
| Directing | Sallie Hard | Second Second Assistant Director |