The Lovers of Montparnasse
Also known as Lovers of Montparnasse, Montparnasse 19, Hero of Montmartre
1958 film by Jacques Becker, Max Ophüls
Film · TMDB
6.9Biographic 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.
Released: 1958-04-04108 minDir: Jacques BeckerRomance, Drama, History
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Cast
- Gérard Philipe as Amedeo Modigliani
- Lilli Palmer as Béatrice Hastings
- Lea Padovani as Rosalie
- Gérard Séty as Léopold Sborowsky
- Lino Ventura as Morel
- Anouk Aimée as Jeanne Hébuterne
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1950s biographical films1958 English-language films1958 films1958 French films1958 German films1958 Italian filmsBiographical films about paintersBiographical films about sculptorsCultural depictions of Amedeo ModiglianiEnglish-language biographical drama filmsFilms about suicideFilms directed by Jacques Becker