The Adventurers of Modern Art

Episode 2

Picasso's Gang

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.

Episode 3

Paris, Capital of the World

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

Episode 4

The Artists of Montparnasse

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

Episode 5

Freedom!

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

Episode 6

Midnight in Paris

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