Back to browse
69% Critic Match
The Lovers of Montparnasse
6.9 / 10• 1958• 1h 48m•NR• French
RomanceDramaHistory
Storyline
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 & Crew
Gérard Philipe
Amedeo Modigliani
Lead
Lilli Palmer
Béatrice Hastings
Lea Padovani
Rosalie
Gérard Séty
Léopold Sborowsky
Lino Ventura
Morel
Anouk Aimée
Jeanne Hébuterne
Lila Kedrova
Anna Zborowsky
Arlette Poirier
Lulu
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jacques Becker's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Lovers of Montparnasse is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
