Les Amants de Montparnasse (1958)

 

 

Biographic movie about the last year of the famous Italian painter Modigliani.

Masterfully directed and photographed melodrama perfectly assimilates its genre - the misunderstood, self-tortured genius artist who hurts and betrays all those (mainly women) who love him despite all his behaviour.
 

Halliwell*: "Moderate biopic, though with an unconvincing performance by Philipe."

Maltin**1/2: "Unusual biography...plays up the women in his life but at the same time presents a harshly realistic view of the Parisian art world and its denizens. Philipe is fine as the impoverished, boozing - and romantic - lead."

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Mia Speicher

ph: Roni Ahn

Today's Cat

Nadja Auermann

ph: Ellen von Unwerth

A day in the life, Mar 18

 

A day in the life, Mar 18, the view from my home office

Anais Mali

ph: Jack Waterlot

New Stuff: Mourning [A] BLKstar

 

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Jess Maybury

ph: Tyrone Lebon

Sicilia! (1999)

 

A man returns to visit his native Sicily after living in New York for a long time.

Superficially an austere and mannered movie very well compels as a mesmerizing and quite adequate adaptation of a great literary work. 

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Shirley Mallmann