The Adventurers of Modern Art
Season 1
2015 • 6 Episodes
An intimate portrait of the lives of the artists, founders of modern art, who lived in Montmartre from 1900 until the liberation of France from the German yoke in 1944, near the end of World War II.
Episodes
1. Bohemians
December 16, 2015
In the joyous Montmartre of the early 20th century, a troupe of artists, including Max Jacob, Pablo Picasso and Guillaume Apollinaire, lead a bohemian life of work, muses, collectors and sleepless nights.
2. Picasso's Gang
December 16, 2015
Cubism scandalizes. The beginnings of artistic recognition are accompanied by ruptures: Picasso moves to Montparnasse. World War I breaks out. Picasso and Max Jacob, discharged from the army, remain in Paris. Braque, Derain and Apollinaire leave for the front.
3. Paris, Capital of the World
December 17, 2015
In 1916, in Montparnasse, foreign artists starve. In 1917, Surrealism is born.
4. The Artists of Montparnasse
December 17, 2015
While Man Ray has a passionate relationship with Kiki, Aragon meets Elsa Triolet. Picasso lives between two women. Salvador Dalí bursts in.
5. Freedom!
December 18, 2015
The Spanish Civil War mobilizes artists. In 1937, the Guernica massacre inspires Picasso.
6. Midnight in Paris
December 18, 2015
During World War II, artists and intellectuals flee Europe; but those who remain try to survive.