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Montparnasse 19
Montparnasse 19
8.3
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MONTPARNASSE 19

Les amants de Montparnasse

Directed by Jacques Becker, Max Ophüls
France, Italy, 1958
Drama, Biography

Synopsis

The film chronicles the last days of the alcoholic, tubercular artist Amedeo Modigliani in Montparnasse, Paris. It charts his relationships with three women: a masochistic British journalist, a kindly bistro owner, and a young innocent who models for some of his most famous paintings.

Synopsis

The film chronicles the last days of the alcoholic, tubercular artist Amedeo Modigliani in Montparnasse, Paris. It charts his relationships with three women: a masochistic British journalist, a kindly bistro owner, and a young innocent who models for some of his most famous paintings.

Our take

A favorite of Jean-Luc Godard, this portrait of a dying artist was intended to be made by Max Ophüls, but the legendary filmmaker fell ill before production. Jacques Becker, hand-picked by Ophüls, took over and made it his own, crafting a moving film for the ages, filled with humanism and sincerity.