Henri-Georges Clouzot, best known for his classic French thriller Les Diaboliques, took on a different mystery in 1956: the creative process and the essence of an artist, namely Pablo Picasso.

Utilising transparent canvases so the camera of Claude Renoir could directly capture an artwork’s creation, Picasso created 20 artworks for the film. At first, these are simple sketches in marker, but each grows in complexity until the final reel, when The Mystery of Picasso switches to a CinemaScope ratio and bursts into colour.

One of the greatest documentary portraits of an artist of work, this release is accompanied by two other films of Picasso: Paul Haesaerts’ BAFTA-winning A Visit to Picasso from 1949 and a charming ‘home movie’ by fellow artist Man Ray.

BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation, from materials supplied by Gaumont
• Original French mono audio (uncompressed LPCM)
• Optional English subtitles
• A Visit to Picasso, Paul Haesaerts’ 1949 BAFTA-winning documentary on the painter, capturing Picasso at work in his Vallauris studio
• La Garoupe, a 1937 ‘home movie’ by Man Ray, in black and white and colour, of Picasso and friends holidaying near Antibes
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by maarko phntm

FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by author and illustrator John Coulthart

DVD SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
• Standard Definition presentation, from materials supplied by Gaumont
• Original French mono audio
• Optional English subtitles
• A Visit to Picasso, Paul Haesaerts’ 1949 BAFTA-winning documentary on the painter, capturing Picasso at work in his Vallauris studio
• La Garoupe, a 1937 ‘home movie’ by Man Ray, in black and white and colour, of Picasso and friends holidaying near Antibes
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by maarko phntm

Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Cast: Pablo Picasso

UK RRP: £15.99 DVD / £19.99 Blu-ray
Region: B/2
Rating: Exempt (UK)
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 78 mins
Language: French
Subtitles: English / English SDH
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1 & 2.35:1
Audio: Mono 1.0
Colour: B&W / Colour
Discs: 1

DVD
UK Cat No: FCD1671
UK Barcode: 502703501840

BLU-RAY
UK Cat No: FCD1670
UK Barcode: 502703501839