The Lovers of Montparnasse

The Lovers of Montparnasse

1958
★★★☆☆ 6.8/10
⏱️ 108 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 FR
RomanceDramaHistory
Biographic film chronicling the last year of the life of the Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani, 1919, who falls in love with a girl from a wealthy family. Her parents are against this relationship and stop financial help. Modigliani worked and died in abject poverty in the Montparnasse Quarter of Paris, France.

Cast

Gérard Philipe
Gérard Philipe
Amedeo Modigliani
Lilli Palmer
Lilli Palmer
Béatrice Hastings
Lea Padovani
Lea Padovani
Rosalie
Gérard Séty
Gérard Séty
Léopold Sborowsky
Lino Ventura
Lino Ventura
Morel
Anouk Aimée
Anouk Aimée
Jeanne Hébuterne

Crew

Director
Jacques Becker
Writer
Jacques Becker
Producer
Henry Deutschmeister, Sandro Pallavicini

Production

Produzione Pallavicini, Franco London Films, Astra Cinematografica

Keywords

depressionbased on novel or bookartistpainterbiographymontparnassepovertyalcoholicart dealerdrunkenness