Modigliani

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Modigliani

R

2005

2h 6m

Biography

Drama

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In early 20th-century Paris, Pablo Picasso (Omid Djalili) has already established himself in the art world, while his friend and artistic rival Amedeo Modigliani (Andy Garcia) is trying desperately to catch up. Modigliani's problems only increase when he fathers a child out of wedlock with the noblewoman Jeanne Hébuterne (Elsa Zylberstein). Now the starving artist needs to find the money to provide for his family, but relief may come in the form of the Salon des Artistes competition.

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Critics Consensus

Nearly everyone is miscast in this disjointed and slow-moving portrait of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani.

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Raven Snook

Time Out

08/16/2007

Instead of trying to provide insight into this genius's debilitating madness, Davis prefers to wallow in incoherent and clichd misery, punctuated by poetically oblique imagery.

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Rex Reed

Observer

07/07/2005

A film of vitality, with imagery as haunting and romantic as it is intense.

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Kyle Smith

New York Post

07/01/2005

1/4

Thanks to writer-director Mick Davis, the film, like its subject, dies young.

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Jeffrey Gantz

Boston Phoenix

10/29/2005

0/4

Just another artistic sacrifice to life's ironies, cruelties, and bad filmmakers.

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Luke Y. Thompson

New Times

07/07/2005

No one expected a documentary, but serious art-history students may feel let down.

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Ken Fox

TV Guide

07/01/2005

2/5

The real-life Modigliani did indeed live a short, tragic life, but this factually inaccurate, plodding film makes it feel twice as long.

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K B

01/28/2024

It's got spaces of really horrible acting….Andy carries it for sure.

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01/13/2021

I had a problem only with one thing - the way she commits suicide in the end. In my opinion, a totally depressed woman ready to commit suicide wouldn't talk to her infant child before she jumps. If she had the spirit to talk to her then she would understand other logical things and would wait for the mourning to pass. And surely wouldn't kill her another unborn child. I cannot believe this is the way it was in reality

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12/02/2012

True story. Modigliani vs Picasso. Two artists, Paris in 1910's. Love, hatred and art.

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10/21/2012

"This is a fictional story narrating fictional events but is loosely based on the lives of the characters depicted herein." It's not based on true story of Amedeo Modigliani, as it says below movie info.

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06/06/2012

Très bon film, saupoudré d'une énième incroyable prestation d'Andy Garcia. Probablement le film le plus récent qui affiche le plus de métaphores visuelles majestueuses. La rivalité entre Modigliani et Picasso bat son plein, entremêlée de Cocteau et de Renoir qui pimenteront les choses... Fin frissonnante.

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04/08/2012

one of the movies that you must watch while alive

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Synopsis

In early 20th-century Paris, Pablo Picasso (Omid Djalili) has already established himself in the art world, while his friend and artistic rival Amedeo Modigliani (Andy Garcia) is trying desperately to catch up. Modigliani's problems only increase when he fathers a child out of wedlock with the noblewoman Jeanne Hébuterne (Elsa Zylberstein). Now the starving artist needs to find the money to provide for his family, but relief may come in the form of the Salon des Artistes competition.

Director: Mick Davis
Screenwriter: Mick Davis
Distributor: IFG Films
Production Co: Frame Werk Produktion GmbH & Co. KG, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Bauer Martinez Studios, Mediapro Pictures
Rating: R (Drug Use|Some Language)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 13, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 25, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $195.4K
Runtime: 2h 6m

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