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Modigliani
“His passion was life. His obsession was art.”
7.0 / 10• 2004• 2h 8m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
Set in Paris in 1919, biopic centers on the life of late Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, focusing on his last days as well as his rivalry with Pablo Picasso. Modigliani, a Jew, has fallen in love with Jeanne, a young and beautiful Catholic girl. The couple has an illegitimate child, and Jeanne's bigoted parents send the baby to a faraway convent to be raised by nuns.
Cast & Crew
Andy Garcia
Amedeo Modigliani
Lead
Elsa Zylberstein
Jeanne Hébuterne
Omid Djalili
Pablo Picasso
Hippolyte Girardot
Maurice Utrillo
Eva Herzigová
Olga Picasso
Miriam Margolyes
Gertrude Stein
Udo Kier
Max Jacob
Susie Amy
Beatrice Hastings
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mick Davis's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Modigliani is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
