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Les amants de Montparnasse

Les amants de Montparnasse

1958Movie⏱️ 1h 48mNot Rated
BiographyDramaRomance
7.3
IMDB Rating
1,842 votes

Chronicling the last year of the life of Modigliani, an Italian painter living in abject poverty in Paris who falls in love with Jeanne, a girl from a wealthy family whose parents do not approve of him.

Director
Jacques Becker
Writers
Michel-Georges Michel, Jacques Becker, Max Ophüls
Stars
Gérard Philipe, Lilli Palmer, Anouk Aimée
Release Date
April 4, 1958
Language
French
Country
France, Italy
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🎭 Top Cast

Gérard Philipe
Gérard Philipe
as Modigliani
Lilli Palmer
Lilli Palmer
as Beatrice
Anouk Aimée
Anouk Aimée
as Jeanne
Lila Kedrova
Lila Kedrova
as Anna Zborowsky
Arlette Poirier
Arlette Poirier
as Lulu
Pâquerette
Pâquerette
as Madame Salomon - la concierge
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Marianne Oswald
as Berthe Weil
Judith Magre
Judith Magre
as La prostituée devant le café
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Denise Vernac
as Madame Hébuterne
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Robert Ripa
as Marcel - le maquereau

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Production
Franco London Films, Astra Cinematografica, Pallavicini

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🎯 Categories

FrenchBiographyDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Gerard Philipe
by Kirpianuscus2017-12-11

"the temptation to see the film as one about Gerard Philipe is not small. and, in a way, it could be the basic motif for admire it. because it seems be a film for his admirers. a last word, testimony /legacy of great art. the close up, the dialogues, the reactions of Amedeo Modigliani are easy to define the last years of his interpreter. because, except that, "Les amants de Montparnasse" gives the same picture of damned artist, ignored by his contemporaries, single against the love story, fragile, vulnerable, strange. of course, a good recipes for public success. but, maybe, not the b..."

💡 Did You Know?

Max Ophüls began directing this film but died soon afterwards. He was replaced by Jacques Becker.

📖 Synopsis

Chronicling the last year of the life of Modigliani, an Italian painter living in abject poverty in Paris who falls in love with Jeanne, a girl from a wealthy family whose parents do not approve of him.