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The Lovers of Montparnasse
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The Lovers of Montparnasse

1958-04-04 · 108 min · ★ 6.9

Romance · Drama · History

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.

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Directors
Jacques Becker
Production companies
Produzione Pallavicini, Franco London Films, Astra Cinematografica
Countries
France, Italy
Status
Released

Top Cast

Gérard PhilipeGérard PhilipeAmedeo Modigliani
Lilli PalmerLilli PalmerBéatrice Hastings
Lea PadovaniLea PadovaniRosalie
Gérard SétyGérard SétyLéopold Sborowsky
Lino VenturaLino VenturaMorel
Anouk AiméeAnouk AiméeJeanne Hébuterne
Lila KedrovaLila KedrovaAnna Zborowsky
Arlette PoirierArlette PoirierLulu
Madame PâqueretteMadame PâqueretteMadame Salomon - la Concierge
Marianne OswaldMarianne OswaldBerthe Weill
Pierre RichardPierre Richardun étudiant peintre (uncredited)
Yori BertinYori BertinCatherine - la serveuse du café
Judith MagreJudith MagreLa Prostituée Devant le Café
Denise VernacMadame Hébuterne
Robert RipaRobert RipaMarcel - le Maquereau
Jean LanierJean LanierMonsieur Hébuterne
Carole SandsMadame Dickson
Jany ClairJany ClairLa Bonne
Antoine TudalCendrars
Bruno BalpBruno BalpLe Boucher Modèle

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