The Adventurers of Modern Art

Miniseries

6 episodes · Dec 16, 2015

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.

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  • S1E1

    Bohemians

    Dec 16, 201549m

    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.

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  • S1E2

    Picasso's Gang

    Dec 16, 201551m

    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.

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  • S1E3

    Paris, Capital of the World

    Dec 17, 201551m

    In 1916, in Montparnasse, foreign artists starve. In 1917, Surrealism is born.

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  • S1E4

    The Artists of Montparnasse

    Dec 17, 201552m

    While Man Ray has a passionate relationship with Kiki, Aragon meets Elsa Triolet. Picasso lives between two women. Salvador Dalí bursts in.

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  • S1E5

    Freedom!

    Dec 18, 201553m

    The Spanish Civil War mobilizes artists. In 1937, the Guernica massacre inspires Picasso.

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  • S1E6

    Midnight in Paris

    Dec 18, 201553m

    During World War II, artists and intellectuals flee Europe; but those who remain try to survive.

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