Never Met Picasso

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Never Met Picasso
Never Met Picasso.jpg
Directed by Stephen Kijak
Written byStephen Kijak
Produced by
  • Patrick Cunningham
  • Stephen Kijak
Starring
CinematographyDavid Tames
Edited byAngelica Brisk
Music by
Distributed byTurbulent Arts [1]
Release dates
  • November 9, 1996 (1996-11-09)(Reeling Chicago Gay Lesbian Film Festival)
  • November 28, 1997 (1997-11-28)
Running time
101 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Never Met Picasso is a 1996 American comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Kijak and starring Alexis Arquette and Margot Kidder. [2] Its plot follows a thirty-year-old gay man who attempts to get his life in order while living with his actress mother in Boston.

Contents

Cast

Reception

Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote that "Arquette and Kidder given the chance to come across as quite appealing" in their roles. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Never Met Picasso". AFI Catalog of Feature Films . Archived from the original on February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  2. "Never Met Picasso". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  3. Thomas, Kevin (November 28, 1997). "'Never Met Picasso': Comedy of Behaviors". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on October 24, 2015.