The Adventures of Picasso (1978)

Media (5)

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Original title	Picassos äventyr : tusen kärleksfulla lögner av Hans Alfredson och Tage Danielsson
Swedish release title	Picassos äventyr
International title	The Adventures of Picasso
Distribution title	Picassos eventyr (Danmark) Picasson seikkailut (Finland) Picassos äventyr (Finland) Picassos eventyr (Norge) Les folles aventures de Picasso (Frankrike) De dolle dwaze Avonturen van Picasso (Holland) Przygody Picassa (Polen) Die Abentuer des Herrn Picasso (Västtyskland) Los aventuras de Picasso (Spanien) The Adventures of Picasso (USA)
Script title	Äventyret är mitt liv

Director	Tage Danielsson
Screenplay	Hans Alfredson Tage Danielsson Gösta Ekman (idéer)
Production Manager	Staffan Hedqvist
Director of Photography	Tony Forsberg
Music	Gunnar Svensson (originalmusik) Eva Möller (originalmusik)
Choreography	Lisbeth Zachrisson
Production Designer	Hans Alfredson
Art Director	Stig Boquist
Film Editor	Jan Persson
Production Mixer	Per Carleson Christer Furubrand Peter Holthausen
Script Supervisor	Mona Haskel
Unit Manager	Suzanne Branner
Production Assistant	Eva Ivarsson
First Assistant Cameraman	Roland Sterner
Still Photographer	Roland Sterner
Special Photographic Effects	Christer Berglund (optiska) Per-Olof Ohlsson (as P.O. Ohlsson) (optiska) Bengt Schöldström (optiska)
Gaffer	Ulf Björck
Key Grip	Per Alfredson
Color Timer	Gunnar Andersson
Musical Arrangement	Gunnar Svensson Eva Möller
Performer	Eva Möller (spansk gitarr)
Music Recording Engineer	Björn Almstedt
Carpenter	Lars-Gunnar Olofsson Åke Olofsson
Painter	Leif Borgström (specialmåleri) Donald Karlsson (as Donald Carlsson) Tore Carlsson Rolf Persson
Propman	Lena Nilsson Lena Magnusson (assistent) Jan Andersson
Costume Designer	Mona Theresia Forsén Gunnar Naeslund (assistent) Per Åhlin (balettkläder)
Dressmaker	Ingeborg Mikola (syateljé & specialskrädderi) Paul Mikola (syateljé & specialskrädderi)
Make-up Supervisor	Bengt Ottekil Tina Johansson
Re-recording Mixer	Berndt Frithiof
Animation, sequence	Per Åhlin
Titles	Per Åhlin
Other Crew	Per Åhlin (glasmålning) Per Åhlin (Picassotavlor) Petter Borgli (pyrotekniker) Dag Alveberg (pyrotekniker)
Narrator	Toivo Pawlo ("Elsa Beskow")

-	I den ordning de framträder:
Lissi Alandh	spansk kvinna i sängen
Hans Alfredson	don José, Pablo Picassos far
Margaretha Krook	doña Maria, Pablo Picassos mor
Ove Niklasson	spansk läkare
Gösta Ekman	Pablo Picasso
Lena Olin	Dolores/Dolores, dotterdottern
Ulf Andrée	ene spanske stråtrövaren
Gregor Dahlman	andre spanske stråtrövaren
Manfred Månsson	spansk toreador
David Radomski	spansk toreador
Hans "Hatte" Furuhagen	läraren på Konstakademin
Lars Olson	spansk läkare
Bengt-Olof Landin	prästen vid don Josés begravning
Karin Ekström	hyresvärdinnan i Paris 1899
Manfred Månsson	fransk clochard
David Radomski	fransk clochard
Gunnar Ossiander	Medrano, cirkusclown
Pia Ekman (as Pia Harahap)	cirkusartist
Stellan Sundahl	fransk gendarme
Bernard Cribbins	Gertrude Stein
Wilfrid Brambell	Alice B. Toklas, Gertrude Steins följeslagerska
Per Åhlin	Georges Bracque, målare
Rolf Rembe	Henri Matisse, målare
Lars Boberg	Fernand Léger, målare
Lennart Aspegren	målare
Berit Aspegren	målare
Birgitta Gedin	målare
Gunilla Alfredson	Jenny Nyström, målare
Märta-Stina Danielsson	fal kvinna vid kafébord utanför Café Montmartre
Per Gedin	Rembrandt, målare
Olle Ljungberg	Hemingway, den stickande
Lars-Åke von Vultée	Érik Satie, pianist
Per Oscarsson	Guillaume Apollinaire, absurdistpoet
Lennart Nyman	Henri Rousseau, målare
Jesper Danielsson	fransk gatpojke utanför Café de Montmartre
Elisabeth Söderström	Mimi, servitris på Café de Montmartre
Birgitta Andersson	Ingrid Svensson-Guggenheim
Jarl Borssén	Gugge Guggenheim, Ingrids make
Olle Pahlin	ene franske slaktaren på maskeraden
Moltas Erikson	andre franske slaktaren på maskeraden
Bengt Brunskog	gatsopare 1914
Sune Mangs	Churchill, målare
Magnus Härenstam	Hitler, målare
Yngve Gamlin	Djagilev, ledare för Ryska baletten
Lisbeth Zachrisson	Olga, dansös i Ryska baletten
Terje Thoresen	dansör i Ryska baletten
Manfred Månsson	skotte med kilt i London
David Radomski	skotte med kilt i London
Vlado Juras	den mörke dansören i Ryska baletten
Peter Kleinwichs	den ljuse dansören i Ryska baletten
Helena Högberg	dansös i Ryska baletten
Marga Pettersson	dansös i Ryska baletten
Agneta Prytz	drottning Mary av Storbritannien
Manfred Månsson	man i frack på kabarén i Montparnasse
David Radomski	man i frack på kabarén i Montparnasse
Gunnar Svensson	orkesterpianisten på kabarén i Montparnasse
Jan Allan	trumpetaren på kabarén i Montparnasse
Lena Nyman	Sirkka, finsk sångerska
Lasse Pöysti	Sirkkas far
Birgitta Ulfsson	Sirkkas mor
Manfred Månsson	indian i New York
David Radomski	indian i New York
Christer "Kryddan" Peterson	dörrvakt
Jim Hughes	Big Mac Kahnweiler, tavelgangster
Anders Granström	Pepperoni, gangsterchef
Tom Younger	poliskommissarien
Mark Titelman	domaren
Rolv Wesenlund	Edvin Grieg, norsk elektriker
Folke "Spuling" Lindh	Schultze, tysk underofficer
Manfred Månsson	filmproducent för Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer
David Radomski	filmproducent för Cinematograph
Jytte Abildstrøm	amerikansk kvinna i blommig klänning på kaféet Chez Marius
Hjördis Petterson	Dolores, mormodern
Sven Lindberg	doktor Albert Schweizer
Ulf von Zweigbergk	Salvador Dalí, målare
Thord Carlsson	mannen i bankvalvet som skjuter sig
Lars Olofsson	läkare
Tomas Alfredson	tidningspojke

Production Company	AB Svenska Ord
	AB Svensk Filmindustri
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm)	AB Svensk Filmindustri	1978
	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	1994
Distributor in Sweden (16 mm)	AB Svensk Filmindustris avdelning för skolfilm m.m.	1980
Distributor in Sweden (DCP)	Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet	2017
Distributor in Sweden (DVD)	SF Home Entertainment	2008
Laboratory	FilmTeknik AB

Censorship number	119078
Date	1978-05-10
Classification	Allowed from age 7
Original length	3155 meters
Notes	Aktlängder: 530-545-510-550-505-515 = 3155 meter.

Aspect ratio	2.35:1
Sound type	Sound
Sound system	Optical mono
Colour type	Colour
Colour system	Eastman Color
Carrier type	35 mm
Frames per second	24
Length in metres	3155 meter
Reels	6 reels
Dialogue	Swedish Spanish French English Norwegian

Gustavsbergs porslinsfabrik	Gustavsberg, Värmdö, Stockholms län	Sweden		1977-10
				1977-08-15	1977-11-09
Svenska Ords ateljé i Sälshög	Tomelilla	Sweden
	Tomelilla	Sweden
	Spjutstorp	Sweden
	Ystad	Sweden

Release in Sweden	1978-05-20	Röda Kvarn	Stockholm	Sweden	115 min
First showing	1978-05-20	Röda Kvarn	Stockholm	Sweden	115 min
Other showing	1979		Warsaw	Poland
Cinematheque screening	1987-01-01			Sweden
	1987-01-02			Sweden
	1990-05-13			Sweden
	1990-05-18			Sweden
	1994-03-01			Sweden
	1994-03-06			Sweden
TV showing	1998-12-20	SVT2		Sweden
Cinematheque screening	1999-09-05	Skandia	Stockholm	Sweden
TV showing	2000-03-05	SVT1		Sweden
	2001-11-25	SVT1		Sweden
Festival showing	2002-01-23
Cinematheque screening	2002-12-20	Sture	Stockholm	Sweden	115 min
	2002-12-29	Sture	Stockholm	Sweden	115 min
	2005-02-14	Sture	Stockholm	Sweden	115 min
	2005-02-25	Bio Victor	Stockholm	Sweden	115 min
	2005-05-03	Draken	Gothenburg	Sweden	115 min
	2005-05-17	Spegeln	Malmö	Sweden	115 min
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2007-09-07					7-21/9. Tunna Start och Stopprepor. AH.
DVD release	2008-08-06			Sweden
Cinematheque screening	2008-12-21	Sture	Stockholm	Sweden
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2010-12-04
Censurbeslut	2013-01-18					Vi klarerar å SF:s vägnar och fakturerar (?).
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2015-10-03
TV showing	2017-04-06	SVT2		Sweden
Cinematheque screening	2017-04-22	Filmhuset	Stockholm	Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2017-04-22
TV showing	2017-12-27	SVT1		Sweden
Censurbeslut	2018-11-27
TV showing	2018-12-03	SVT1		Sweden
Censurbeslut	2018-12-23
	2019-02-01
	2019-02-24
Non Swedish theater exkl FIAF	2019-08-24					Elektronisk överföring av DCP 2019-08-12
	2019-11-09
	2020-01-09			Poland
TV showing	2022-01-03	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-01-15	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-03-10	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-03-22	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-05-03	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-05-18	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-06-28	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-07-06	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-07-20	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-09-09	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-09-17	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-09-19	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-11-09	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2022-11-23	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-01-02	SF Kanalen		Sweden	109 min
	2023-01-14	SF Kanalen		Sweden	109 min
	2023-03-09	SF Kanalen		Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy	2023-03-11		Stockholm	Sweden
TV showing	2023-03-18	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-03-21	SF Kanalen		Sweden
Censurbeslut	2023-04-09		Madrid	Spain
TV showing	2023-05-02	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-05-17	SF Kanalen		Sweden
VOD release	2023-06-16	SVT Play		Sweden		Antal dagar på SVT Play 30
TV showing	2023-06-22	SVT1		Sweden
	2023-06-27	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-07-05	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-07-19	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-07-26	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-09-08	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-09-17	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-09-18	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-11-08	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2023-11-22	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2024-01-01	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2024-01-13	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2024-03-19	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2024-04-30	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2024-05-07	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2024-05-15	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2024-06-25	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2024-07-03	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2024-07-17	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2024-07-24	SF Kanalen		Sweden
	2024-08-11	SF Kanalen		Sweden

Original title	Can-can. Ur Orphée aux enfers
Composer	Jacques Offenbach	(1858)

Original title	Mi chiamano Mimì. Ur La Bohème
Composer	Giacomo Puccini	(1896)
Lyrics	Conrad Nordqvist	(svensk text 1901)
	Giuseppe Giacosa	(italiensk text 1896)
	Luigi Illica	(italiensk text 1896)
Singer	Elisabeth Söderström	(på italienska)

Original title	Che gelida manina. Ur La Bohème
Composer	Giacomo Puccini	(1896)
Lyrics	Giuseppe Giacosa	(italiensk text 1896)
	Luigi Illica	(italiensk text 1896)
	Sven Nyblom	(svensk text 1901)
Singer	Gösta Winbergh	(italienska - dubbar Gösta Ekman)

Original title	O soave fanciulla. Ur La Bohème
Composer	Giacomo Puccini	(1896)
Lyrics	Conrad Nordqvist	(svensk text 1901)
	Giuseppe Giacosa	(italiensk text 1896)
	Luigi Illica	(italiensk text 1896)
Singer	Elisabeth Söderström
	Gösta Winbergh	(dubbar Gösta Ekman)
	kör

Original title	Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
Composer	Stephen C. Foster	(1854)
Lyrics	Stephen C. Foster	(1854)
Singer	Bernard Cribbins
Instrumentalist	Lennart Nyman	(violin - dubbad av ?)

Original title	La paloma
Composer	Sebastián Yradier	(1859)
Lyrics	Sebastián Yradier	(spansk text 1859)
	Ernst Wallmark	(svensk text)

Original title	Symfoni, nr 5, op. 67, c-moll. Sats 1 (Allegro con brio)
Composer	Ludwig van Beethoven	(1804-1808)

Original title	Parade
Composer	Érik Satie	(1917)

Original title	Relâche
Composer	Érik Satie	(1924)

Original title	Sirkka
Composer	Gunnar Svensson	(1978)
Lyrics	Tage Danielsson	(1978)
	Eva Schulman	(1978)
Singer	Lena Nyman

Original title	Tro-la-la
Singer	Gösta Ekman
	kör

Original title	Alouette
Singer	Gösta Ekman

Original title	Fanfare
Composer	Roger Barsotti

Original title	Sport's Review
Composer	Roger Barsotti

Original title	Bright Lights
Composer	Sam Fonteyn

Original title	Miller Moonlight
Composer	Peter Dennis

Original title	Kalinka
Composer	Ivan Larionov	(1860)
Lyrics	Ivan Larionov	(rysk text 1869)
Musical Arrangement	Lennart Nyhlén

Original title	Maybe It's Because I'm a Londoner
Composer	Hubert Gregg	(1944)
Lyrics	Sten-Åke Cederhök	(svensk text 1948)
	Hubert Gregg	(engelsk text 1944)

Original title	God Save the King
Lyrics	Abraham Niklas Edelcrantz	(svensk text 1805)
Singer	kör

Original title	Gunnars charlston
Composer	Gunnar Svensson	(1978)

Original title	The Star-Spangled Banner
Composer	John Stafford Smith	(1779-1780)
Lyrics	Francis Scott Key	(engelsk text 1814)
Musical Arrangement	Gunnar Svensson

Original title	Power House
Composer	Hugh Cortley
	Musi Silvio

Original title	Pesnja Mefistofelja
Composer	Modest Musorgskij	(1879)
Lyrics	Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Original title	My Old Kentucky Home (Good Night)
Composer	Stephen C. Foster	(1853)
Lyrics	Stephen C. Foster	(1853)
Singer	Hans Alfredson	(sjunger på engelska)

Original title	Plaisir d'amour
Composer	Jean Paul Égide Martini
Lyrics	Yngve Stoor	(svensk text 1967 "Vi möttes här du och jag")
	Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian	(fransk text)
	Edvin Kallstenius	(svensk text)
	Karl-Lennart	(svensk text 1950 "Det finns en sång")

Original title	Toccata och fuga, orgel, BWV 565, d-moll
Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach	(1720)

Original title	Parade. Ragtime
Composer	Érik Satie	(1917)

Original title	La belle excentrique, fantaisie sérieuse (à quatre mains). Nr 3: Valse du mystérieux baiser dans l'oeil
Composer	Érik Satie	(1920)

Original title	Descriptions automatiques. 1. Sur un vaisseau
Composer	Érik Satie	(1913)

Original title	Pi Pi Picasso
Composer	Gunnar Svensson	(1978)
Lyrics	Hans Alfredson	(1978)
	Tage Danielsson	(1978)
Singer	Birgitta Andersson

Original title	Marsch
Composer	Claes Rosendahl
	Pétur Östlund

Award of the Swedish Association of Film Critics	Stockholm	1978			(årets film)
The Guldbagge Award	Stockholm	1978	Best Picture		(Svenska Filminstitutets kvalitetsbidrag om 351 790 kr)

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Quantity	2
Poster title	PICASSOS ÄVENTYR
Tryckeri	Uddeholms Offset
Designed by	Per Åhlin

Quantity	2
Poster title	PICASSOS ÄVENTYR
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Poster title	PICASSOS ÄVENTYR
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Poster title	PICASSOS ÄVENTYR
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Type	Press Cuttings

Script type	Inspelningsmanus
Script title	Äventyret är mitt liv. Tusen kärleksfulla lögner om Pablo Picasso av Hans Alfredson & Tage Danielsson med många idéer av Gösta Ekman.
Extent	153 s. + 1 s. läsanvisningar till manus.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Dialoglista.
Extent	12 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Mail titles. Av Hans Alfredson och Tage Danielsson.
Extent	16 s. Förtexter (1 s.) och eftertexter (3 s.) ingår.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Les aventures de Picasso. Version français.
Extent	14 s.
Language	French

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Picassos äventyr. The adventures of Picasso. E99-020GB. English.
Extent	17 s. + 4 s. instruktion.
Language	English

Script type	Dialoglista
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Extent	13 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Peripheral material
Extent	4 s.
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Language	Swedish

Script type	Dialoglista
Script title	Picassos äventyr. The adventures of Picasso. E99-020GB. English.
Extent	17 s. + 4 s. instruktion.
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Script type	Peripheral material
Language	Swedish

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Behind the scenes prints	4
Slides	9
Digital images	No
Negatives	No
Contact sheets	No
Album	No

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