The Lovers of Montparnasse

The Lovers of Montparnasse

Directed by Jacques Becker

Produced by Produzione Pallavicini, Franco London Films

1958108 min6.9 / 10

A melancholic biographical portrait of Modigliani's final year, centered on a doomed romance amid poverty and artistic struggle in 1920s Paris.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Lovers of Montparnasse sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Does The Lovers of Montparnasse end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is The Lovers of Montparnasse violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is The Lovers of Montparnasse scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is The Lovers of Montparnasse easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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56/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Familiar shape, done well.

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Love65

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