Modigliani (2004)

The story of Amedeo Modigliani's bitter rivalry with Pablo Picasso, and his tragic romance with Jeanne Hebuterne.

Director:

Mick Davis

Writer:

Mick Davis

Stars:

Andy Garcia, Elsa Zylberstein, Omid Djalili

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andy Garcia	...	Amedeo Modigliani
Elsa Zylberstein	...	Jeanne Hébuterne
Omid Djalili	...	Pablo Picasso
Hippolyte Girardot	...	Maurice Utrillo
Eva Herzigova	...	Olga Picasso
Udo Kier	...	Max Jacob
Susie Amy	...	Beatrice Hastings
Peter Capaldi	...	Jean Cocteau (as Peter Capadli)
Louis Hilyer	...	Zborowski
Stevan Rimkus	...	Soutine
Dan Astileanu	...	Diego Rivera (as Dan Astilean)
George Ivascu	...	Moise Kisling
Michelle Newell	...	Eudoxie Hébuterne
Frederico Ambrosino	...	Little Dedo
Miriam Margolyes	...	Gertrude Stein

Storyline

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...

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Plot Keywords:

modigliani | one word title | montparnasse | character name in title

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Taglines:

His passion was life. His obsession was art.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Limelight [fr]

Country:

USA France Germany Italy Romania UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 September 2004 (France)

Also Known As:

Untitled Modigliani Project

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,971 (USA) (10 June 2005)

Gross:

$195,378 (USA) (15 July 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lucky 7 Productions LLC, Media Pro Pictures, Alicéléo

Technical Specs

Runtime:

128 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the movie, Frida Kahlo, the wife of Diego Riviera appears. But Frida was born in 1907, so in 1920 she would have been 13, while in the movie she is portrayed as an adult. She married Diego only in 1929.

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Quotes

Amedeo Modigliani: Tell me, Pablo, how do you make love to a cube?

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Soundtracks

"Ode to Innocence"
Performed by Sasha Lazard
Composed by Giulio Caccini, James Ide & Dale Wardlaw

User Reviews

An excellent movie

I was lucky to see this movie in Paris where this movie was first

released in the cinemas. I was really impressed by the brilliant

performances of Andy Garcia and Elsa Zylberstein and the rest of the cast. Andy Garcia is a VERY versatile and extremely talented actor. We may already know this story is about the last years' of life of the Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani and set in Paris in 1919. However this movie has a new approach and new ideas and it is not an ordinary biography movie. The spirit of Paris in that period comes alive in this movie. Everyone who involved in this movie worked with passion and passion is actually a main theme of this movie.

I totally enjoyed seeing this movie and I hope that this movie will be released widely and many people will be able to see it. We are all surrounded by those big blockbuster movies nowadays and it is so nice to see Modigliani, a real gem.