Modigliani (2004)

Director:

Mick Davis

Writer:

Mick Davis

Release Date:

29 September 2004 (France)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Tagline:

His passion was life. His obsession was art.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Modigliani | One Word Title | Montparnasse | Character Name In Title

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

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
Irina Dinescu	...	Paulette
Theodor Danetti	...	Renoir
Ion Siminie	...	Claude Monet
Andrei Boncea	...	City Official
George Stanciu	...	Starving Artist
Ciprian Dumitrascu	...	Swarthy Man #1
Dominique Schwoebel	...	Salon Manager
Bianca Brad	...	Francesca
Jim Carter	...	Achilles Hébuterne
Dan Bordeianu	...	Androgynous Man
Cristina Piaget	...	Marie
Doru Stan	...	Young Walter
Mihai Niculescu	...	Priest
Joe Drago	...	Flaminio Modigliani
Adrian Dumitru	...	Cocteau's Boy
George Robu	...	Tram Driver
Alina Talmofte	...	Hashish Girl
Colin McCabe	...	Bartender
Maria Rotaru	...	Berthe Weill (as Marina Rotaru)
Tomi Cristin	...	Concierge #1
Emilia Danetti	...	Concierge #2
Ruza Madarevic	...	Doctor
Oana Zavoranu	...	Eugenia Modigliani
Ernest Maftei	...	Grandfather Modigliani
Philippe Vidal	...	Maitre d'
Sandu Mihai Gruia	...	Phillipe
Lance Henriksen	...	Foster Kane
Gratiana Cristache	...	Natascha
Lia Bugnar	...	Natascha's Mother
Constantin Florescu	...	Police Sergeant
Dorina Lazar	...	Stout Woman
Bryan Jardine	...	American Man
Loredana Groza	...	Singer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Beatrice Chiriac	...	Frida Kahlo
Cristina Liciman	...	Waitress

Directed by
Mick Davis

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mick Davis

Produced by
Donald A. Barton	....	executive producer
Karinne Behr	....	executive producer
Roberto Bessi	....	co-producer
Antony Blakey	....	executive producer
Andrei Boncea	....	co-producer: Romania
Luc Campeau	....	supervising producer
Irina Chirita	....	line producer
André Djaoui	....	producer
Paul Feetum	....	executive producer
Michael Frenschkowski	....	line producer
Andy Garcia	....	executive producer
Patrick Godeau	....	co-producer
Antonio Guadalupi	....	co-producer
Stefan Jonas	....	co-producer
Alan Latham	....	co-producer
Tim Lewiston	....	associate producer
Steve Marsden	....	executive producer
Philippe Martinez	....	producer
Stéphanie Martinez	....	producer
Douglas W. Miller	....	executive producer
Fiona Spillard	....	assistant producer
Gary Ungar	....	executive producer
Marcos Zurinaga	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Guy Farley

Cinematography by
Emmanuel Kadosh		(as Manu Kadosh)

Film Editing by
Emma E. Hickox

Casting by
Andreea Tanasescu
Jeremy Zimmermann		(as Jeremy Zimmerman)

Production Design by
Giantito Burchiellaro

Art Direction by
Luigi Marchione
Vlad Vieru

Set Decoration by
Gabriel Nechita
Gabriela Nechita

Costume Design by
Pam Downe

Makeup Department
Mariana Andreescu	....	assistant makeup artist (as Maria Andrescu)
Mioara Bratu	....	assistant hair stylist
Gabi Cretan	....	makeup artist
Giannetto De Rossi	....	makeup designer
Lorella De Rossi	....	makeup artist
Mirella De Rossi	....	hair stylist (as Mirella Sforza)
Ana Lupulescu	....	makeup artist
Clara Tudose	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Gisela Evert	....	post-production manager
Calin Furtunescu	....	unit production manager
Thomas Mattinson	....	head of production
Marian Pascale	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sallie Anne Hard	....	second assistant director
Jeremy Marks	....	third assistant director
Ilinca Nanoveanu	....	assistant director
Alexandra Puia	....	third assistant director
Anatol Reghintovschi	....	assistant director
Mary Soan	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Daniel Alexandru	....	sculptor
Roxana Alexandru	....	assistant art director
Dana Andreianu	....	props coordinator
Diana Apostol	....	art department coordinator
Novac Baba	....	assistant art director
Luigi Calvitti	....	carpenter
Dorin Grigorescu	....	assistant property master
Glauco Isidori	....	painter
Niculae Izabela	....	construction coordinator
Liviu Marcu	....	sculptor
Francesca Mauri	....	property master
Alexandru Mihai	....	set dresser (as Mihai Alexandru)
Ion Molete	....	painter
Gabriela Nechita	....	storyboard artist
Adrian Nica	....	set dresser
Stefano Paltrinieri	....	set dresser: Italy
Vlad Panaitescu	....	set construction manager
Massimo Sergianni	....	construction manager
Mihai Stanciu	....	painter
Adrian Ungureanu	....	patina set dresser

Sound Department
Paula Boram	....	foley artist
Doug Cooper	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alexandru Enigarescu	....	additional boom operator (as Alex Enigarescu)
Robert Farr	....	sound re-recording mixer
Florian Flossmann	....	boom operator
William Franck	....	sound mixer
Tim Lewiston	....	supervising sound editor
Claire Mahoney	....	foley artist (as Clare Mahoney)
Tony Message	....	foley editor
Jamie Roden	....	foley mixer
James Seddon	....	dolby consultant

Special Effects by
Michael Apling	....	special effects technician
Petre Constantin	....	special effects assistant
Mihai Reti	....	special effects supervisor
Florin Stoian	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Philip Edward Alexy	....	digital effects artist
Johannes Kerschbaum	....	digital artist
Florian Strobl	....	lead compositor
Holger Voss	....	senior technical director
Ralf Wacker	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Frank Wegerhoff	....	visual effects supervisor
Susanne Werth	....	digital compositor
Georg Wieland	....	compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Gabi Burlacu	....	stunts
Calin Ferezan	....	stunts
Razvan Gheorghiu	....	utility stunts
Mihai Iliescu	....	stunts
John Maldea	....	stunt coordinator
Carmen Preda	....	utility stunts
Nicolae Stoica	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Cos Aelenei	....	still photographer
Mihai Burtan	....	first assistant camera
Liviu Cosor	....	electrician
Dumitru Costica	....	grip (as Costica Dumitru)
Viorel Diaconescu	....	gaffer
Dalila Dulgheriu	....	epk camera operator
Nimi Getter	....	gaffer
Vasile Gheorghe	....	generator operator
Ionel Iacov	....	loader
Alexandru Mitrofan	....	grip
Doru Perneac	....	electrician
Cornel Popescu	....	video assistant
Ivan Giany Roberto	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Bogdan Stanciu	....	Steadicam operator
Gaby Weismann	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Domnica Circiumaru	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tim Aslam	....	assistant costume designer
Alma Barbieri	....	workshop tailor
Eli Calin	....	assistant costume supervisor
Laurentiu Costea	....	wardrobe assistant
Daniela Nicolae	....	wardrobe assistant
Giovanni Scotti	....	wardrobe master
Carmen Stefan	....	costumer
Cristina Tucci	....	costume textile effects

Editorial Department
Burdette Anderson	....	post-production executive
Dominik Bollen	....	post-production coordinator
Louisa Harding	....	assistant editor
Andrew Jadavji	....	assistant editor
Fiona Mackay	....	post-production assistant
Mihai Mitici	....	assistant editor
Dan Mitre	....	colorist
Mary Ann Otemann	....	color grader
Renate Siegl	....	negative cutter
Andrea Voggenauer	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Guy Farley	....	conductor
Ben Georgiades	....	music recordist
Arnold Hattingh	....	assistant music supervisor
Andrew Pearce	....	orchestrator: additional music
Gary Spolding	....	music preparation
Adrian Thomas	....	musical associate
Simon White	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Mark Andrews	....	production executive
Matthias Benner	....	production assistant
Corrina Bonicelli	....	product placement
Corrina Bonicelli	....	researcher
Corrina Bonicelli	....	technical advisor
Andrea Bosello	....	assistant to producer
Teo Bostanica	....	catering coordinator
Karla Braun	....	pre-production coordinator
Irina Bryson	....	extras coordinator (as Irina Niculin)
Rose-Marie Couture	....	co-production coordinator
Anton Ernst	....	production finance executive
Laura Grosu	....	extras coordinator
Pierre Guevremont	....	production auditor
Karen Alison Hamilton	....	production executive
Istvan Hegyi	....	production assistant
Cheryl Leigh	....	script supervisor
Mihai Mitrea	....	production assistant
Todd Olsson	....	distribution executive
Victoria Piller-Carson	....	production accountant
Dorina Popa	....	cashier
Hugh Spurling	....	studio executive
Luminita Costinela Stanciu	....	production assistant
Phil Symes	....	publicist
Anamaria Telega	....	production coordinator
Liliana Toma	....	extras coordinator

Thanks
Winona Ryder	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Lucky 7 Productions LLC
• Media Pro Pictures
• Alicéléo
• Bauer Martinez Studios
• Buskin Film
• CineSon Entertainment
• Frame Werk Produktion GmbH & Co. KG
• France 3 Cinéma
• Istituto Luce
• The Tower Limited Liability Partnership
• UKFS

Distributors

• Bauer Martinez Studios (worldwide)
• Limelight Distribution (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• Albatros Film (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Innovation Film Group (IFG) (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Instituto Luce (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Istituto Luce (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2004) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• DeA Planeta Home Entertainment (2007) (Spain) (DVD)
• Eagle Films (2004) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Home Video (2005) (Brazil) (VHS) (DVD)
• Visual Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• e-m-s the DVD-Company (2008) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Frame FX GmbH
• Snow Business (snow support)

Other Companies

• All Deco International  sculptures
• Cutting Edge Group  music services
• Fatts  post-production script services
• Molinare Studio  post-production facilities
• Pictorion_das Werk  digital laboratory
• Ruhr Sound Studios  post-production sound services

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for some language and drug use

Runtime:

128 min

Country:

USA | France | Germany | Italy | Romania | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | USA:R | Sweden:Btl | Finland:K-11 | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Brazil:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Lucky 7 Productions LLC

Goofs:

Factual errors: 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.

Quotes:

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

Soundtrack:

Ode to Innocence

Beautiful Work Of Theatrical Art

Kudos to those involved with this project which allows movie-goers to understand a little more about the private life and time of Amadeu Modigliani. And special thanks to the private funders, whose support of independent productions make movies with meaning possible -- and in this case, turned a relatively obscure dream into a wonderful reality!

This period piece is beautifully done. The acting is superb, as well as the cinematography, editing, music and writing. And did I mention the acting? Wow! Andy Garcia was brilliant, along with excellent performances by Elsa Zylberstein (as Jean Hébuterne), Omid Djalili (as Picasso) and cameo by the Romanian actor who played Renoir.

Thank you for this beautiful work which, I'm sure, will be appreciated for years to come!