The Lovers of Montparnasse

The Lovers of Montparnasse

1958 · 108 min · ★ 6.9 · Romance, Drama, History

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.

Directed by Jacques Becker · Written by Jacques Becker

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