Genius
This anthology series explores the lives of history’s renowned thinkers across their early ambitions, major achievements, relationships, personal struggles, and later years. Each season presents a dramatized portrait of a different influential figure, balancing groundbreaking ideas with the human flaws and challenges behind them.
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Season 2
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Chapter One
Pablo Picasso confronts the threat of fascism in Spain, and Young Pablo rejects traditional painting to search for his own voice.
Apr 24, 2018 · 50m -
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Chapter Two
Picasso's relationship with Dora Maar is strained by war. Young Pablo succeeds by imitating the masters, but struggles to be original.
Apr 24, 2018 · 49m -
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Chapter Three
Picasso meets his great love Franoise Gilot. Young Pablo begins his Blue Period after the suicide of his friend.
May 1, 2018 · 51m -
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Chapter Four
As older Picasso juggles two love affairs, Young Pablo strives to create a masterpiece that will signal his arrival as a great artist.
May 8, 2018 · 49m -
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Chapter Five
Picasso tries to convince Françoise to move in with him, while Young Pablo is challenged by the radical genius of Matisse.
May 15, 2018 · 50m -
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Chapter Six
Picasso takes Françoise Gilot on vacation. Young Pablo starts cubism with Georges Braque, but is accused of stealing the Mona Lisa.
May 22, 2018 · 48m -
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Chapter Seven
After WWII, Picasso joins the Communist Party but struggles to align his artwork with his own political beliefs. Affected by a tragic love affair from his past, Picasso falters in his responsibilities to Françoise.
May 29, 2018 · 51m -
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Chapter Eight
Pablo meets his first wife, a ballerina, while designing a ballet. Older Picasso struggles to manage his complex family.
Jun 5, 2018 · 50m -
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Chapter Nine
Younger Picasso finds respite from his strained marriage with Olga in the arms of his newest muse: Marie-Thérèse Walter. However, their romance is short-lived, cause soon he crosses paths with Dora Maar. Meanwhile, Françoise Gilot defies Older Picasso and pursues her artistic goals.
Jun 12, 2018 · 50m -
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Chapter Ten
After Françoise Gilot leaves him, Pablo finds companionship with a new woman. In near seclusion, Pablo obsesses over creating the perfect painting. Meanwhile, Françoise struggles to escape Picasso's shadow even after remarrying and moving to the US.
Jun 19, 2018 · 51m
