Montparnasse 19
| The Lovers of Montparnasse | |
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| File:LesAmantsdeMontparnasse.jpg Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Jacques Becker Max Ophüls (uncredited) |
| Written by | Novel: Michel-Georges Michel Screenplay: Jacques Becker Henri Jeanson |
| Produced by | Sandro Pallavicini |
| Starring | Gérard Philipe Lilli Palmer Lino Ventura Anouk Aimée |
| Cinematography | Christian Matras |
| Edited by | Marguerite Renoir |
| Music by | Paul Misraki |
| Distributed by | Les Acacias |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy West Germany |
| Language | French |
The Lovers of Montparnasse (French: Les Amants de Montparnasse), also known as Montparnasse 19, is a 1958 French-Italian drama film chronicling the last year of the life of the Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani who worked and died in abject poverty in the Montparnasse Quarter of Paris, France.[1]
It was originally directed by Max Ophüls, but he died of rheumatic heart disease while shooting interiors on the film, so his name was credited as dedicatee; his friend Jacques Becker took over after Ophüls's death and completed filming.
There are at least two versions of the film; the longer version is about 2 hours long and has more scenes featuring the character of Léopold Zborowski.
Cast
- Gérard Philipe as Amedeo Modigliani
- Lilli Palmer as Beatrice Hastings
- Lea Padovani as Rosalie
- Lino Ventura as Morel
- Gérard Séty as Léopold Zborowski
- Arlette Poirier as Lulu
- Anouk Aimée as Jeanne Hébuterne
- Lila Kedrova as Mme. Zborowsky
- Marianne Oswald as Berthe Weil
- Judith Magre as The Prostitute
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