Pictura: An Adventure in Art
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| Directed by | E. A. Dupont Luciano Emmer Enrico Gras Alain Resnais Robert Hessens Marc Sorkin Olga Lipska Lauro Venturi |
| Written by | Frederick Kohner Gaston Diehl Richard Nickson George Davis |
| Produced by | Leonid Kipnis Herman Starr Sergio Amidei Pierre Braunberger |
| Starring | Vincent Price Gregory Peck Henry Fonda Martin Gabel Lilli Palmer Harry Marble |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
| Edited by | Chester Schaeffer Reine Dorian Robert S. Robinson Marc Sorkin |
| Music by | Darius Milhaud Guy Bernard Roman Vlad Lan Adomian |
| Distributed by | The Pictura Company |
Release dates | 21 December 1951 7 April 1952 (NYC) |
Running time | 80 min. |
| Country | United States |
Pictura: An Adventure in Art (1951) is a documentary film directed by seven directors, and narrated by several famous Hollywood actors, including Vincent Price, Gregory Peck, Henry Fonda, Martin Gabel, and Lilli Palmer.[1]
The film attempts to give the general filmgoing public a taste of art history and art appreciation. The film won a Special Award at the Golden Globes in 1952.[2]
List of segments[edit]
- Prologue: Segment showing Vincent Price talking to art students, directed by E. A. Dupont
- Part 1: The Lost Paradise by Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516). Research and Story, Luciano Emmer, Enrico Gras; Producer, Luciano Emmer; Director, Luciano Emmer; Commentary, King James Version of the Old Testament; Music, Roman Vlad; Played by the Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra; Narrator, Vincent Price
- Part 2: The Legend of St. Ursula by Vittore Carpaccio (1460-1526). Director, Luciano Emmer; Co-Producer, Sergio Amidei; Special Camerawork and Effects, Mario Bava; Screenplay, Richard Nickson; Music, Roman Vlad; Played by the Orchestra of Santa Cecilia Academy in Rome; Conducted by Willy Ferrero; Narrator, Gregory Peck
- Part 3: Francisco Goya (1746-1828). Producer, Luciano Emmer; Director, Lauro Venturi; Screenplay, Harry Marble; Music, Isaac Albeniz; Guitar, Andrés Segovia; Narrator, Harry Marble
- Part 4: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1863-1901). Directors, Robert Hessens, Olga Lipska; Producer, Pierre Braunberger; Screenplay, Herman Starr; Music, Guy Bernard; Narrator, Lilli Palmer
- Part 5: Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Director, Allan Resnais; Producer, Pierre Braunberger; Research, Gaston Diehl; Music, Darius Milhaud; Narrator, Martin Gabel
- Part 6: Grant Wood (1892-1942). Director, Marc Sorkin; Producer, Leonid Kipnis; Research, Jules Schwerin; Camera, John Lewis; Music, Lan Adomian; Musical Direction, Jack Shaindlin; Narrator, Henry Fonda
Tagline[edit]
- "A strange and exciting voyage."
