Pictura: An Adventure in Art

Pictura
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 (1951-12-21) 7 April 1952 (1952-04-07)(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

• 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

• "A strange and exciting voyage."

See also

• Vincent Price filmography

References

1. IMDB entry
2. IMDB entry

External links

• Pictura: An Adventure in Art at IMDb
• New York Times review (April 8, 1952)
• Entry at Sound of Vincent Price website