Long, long ago in a Hollywood producers' office in Beverly Hills, a young animator blurted out, “Picasso wants to make a movie! Picasso! I’ve met with him. He’s agreed to work on a feature film and he’ll animate some of his art works!”

The producers, leaping to their feet shouted: "Great idea! Let's make it!” That started the wheels rolling. The producers locked on to a short story that Ray Bradbury had written,and hired him to write the screenplay.

“The Picasso Summer"

Everyone wanted to meet Picasso. Soon, Albert Finney, five time Academy Award actor nominee, beautiful and intelligent Yvette Mimieux, and French director Serge Bourguignon were on board. Of course, it had to be filmed in the south of France near Picasso's villa.

But---surprise! Things don’t always go as planned. The director decided that Bradbury’s script was “trés banal!” He wouldn’t emerge from his trailer without first having freshly squeezed orange juice and then insisted on directing from horseback.