Summary:
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. Modigliani is distraught and needs money to rescue and raise his child. The answer arrives in the shape of Paris' annual art competition. Prize money and a guaranteed career await the winner. Neither Modigliani, nor his dearest friend and rival Picasso have ever entered the competition, believing that it is beneath true artists like themselves. But push comes to shove with the welfare of his child on the line, and Modigliani signs up for the competition in a drunken and drug-induced tirade. Picasso follows suit and all of Paris is aflutter with excitement at who will win. With the balance of his relationship with Jeanne on the line, Modigliani tackles this work with the hopes of creating a masterpiece, and knows that all the artists of Paris are doing the same.
| Runtime: | 128 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for some language and drug use. |
| Production: | France 3 Cinéma |
| Genres: | Biography, Drama |
| Countries: | USA, Germany, UK, France, Italy, Romania |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Sep 27, 2005 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Mick Davis | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Mick Davis | Writer |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Andy Garcia | Amedeo Modigliani |
| Dan Astileanu | Diego Rivera |
| Elsa Zylberstein | Jeanne Hébuterne |
| Eva Herzigova | Olga Picasso |
| Frederico Ambrosino | Little Dedo |
| George Ivascu | Moise Kisling |
| Hippolyte Girardot | Maurice Utrillo |
| Louis Hilyer | Zborowski |
| Michelle Newell | Eudoxie Hébuterne |
| Miriam Margolyes | Gertrude Stein |
| Omid Djalili | Pablo Picasso |
| Peter Capaldi | Jean Cocteau |
| Stevan Rimkus | Soutine |
| Susie Amy | Beatrice Hastings |
| Udo Kier | Max Jacob |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alan Latham | Co-Producer |
| André Djaoui | Producer |
| Andrei Boncea | Co-Producer: Romania |
| Andy Garcia | Executive Producer |
| Antonio Guadalupi | Co-Producer |
| Antony Blakey | Executive Producer |
| Donald A. Barton | Executive Producer |
| Douglas W. Miller | Executive Producer |
| Fiona Spillard | Assistant Producer |
| Gary Ungar | Executive Producer |
| Irina Chirita | Line Producer |
| Karinne Behr | Executive Producer |
| Luc Campeau | Supervising Producer |
| Marcos Zurinaga | Executive Producer |
| Michael Frenschkowski | Line Producer |
| Patrick Godeau | Co-Producer |
| Paul Feetum | Executive Producer |
| Philippe Martinez | Producer |
| Roberto Bessi | Co-Producer |
| Stefan Jonas | Co-Producer |
| Stéphanie Martinez | Producer |
| Steve Marsden | Executive Producer |
| Tim Lewiston | Associate Producer |
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