Series Review
Antonio Banderas' portrayl of playboy arist Picasso is 'Genius'
Fans of the legendary artist Pablo Picasso, Antonio Banderas or modern history are sure to be absorbed by this 10-part series, writes Claire Keeton
The lives of the two most famous men from Malaga in Spain, artist Pablo Picasso and movie star Antonio Banderas, converge in a dazzling TV series starting today with Banderas playing the title role of his childhood icon.
In his 20s and 30s, Banderas had the chance to portray Picasso but only at 57 years old, after a heart attack, did he feel the time was right.
Genius: Picasso marks Banderas's debut in a major TV series, whose first season Genius: Einstein got 10 Emmy nominations.
Picasso's revolutionary approach to art and unorthodox relationships with women are interpreted in the series with an artistic freedom, even melodrama, which feels true to the subject.
His trajectory as a trailblazer, who co-created Cubism and shaped 20th-century art, is captured through the eyes of his contemporaries, in scenes shot in dramatic shafts of light and dark...
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