The Lovers of Montparnasse

The Lovers of Montparnasse

108 mins | Drama, Romance, History | April 4, 1958

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.

The Lovers of Montparnasse

108 mins | Drama, Romance, History | April 4, 1958

The Lovers of Montparnasse
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Franco London Films, Astra Cinematografica, Pallavicini
Original title Les Amants de Montparnasse
Directors Serge Witta, Sophie Becker, Jacques Becker, Jean Becker
Writers Michel-Georges Michel, Jacques Becker

Cast

Gérard Philipe

as Amedeo Modigliani

Lilli Palmer

as Béatrice Hastings

Lea Padovani

as Rosalie

Gérard Séty

as Léopold Sborowsky

Lino Ventura

as Morel

Anouk Aimée

as Jeanne Hébuterne

Lila Kedrova

as Anna Zborowsky

Arlette Poirier

as Lulu

Madame Pâquerette

as Madame Salomon - la Concierge

Marianne Oswald

as Berthe Weill

Pierre Richard

as un étudiant peintre (uncredited)

Yori Bertin

as Catherine - la serveuse du café

Judith Magre

as La Prostituée Devant le Café

Denise Vernac

as Madame Hébuterne

Robert Ripa

as Marcel - le Maquereau

Jean Lanier

as Monsieur Hébuterne

Carole Sands

as Madame Dickson

Jany Clair

as La Bonne

Antoine Tudal

as Cendrars

Bruno Balp

as Le Boucher Modèle