The Lovers of Montparnasse

The Lovers of Montparnasse
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Directed by	Jacques Becker Max Ophüls (uncredited)
Produced by	Sandro Pallavicini
Written by	Novel: Michel-Georges Michel Screenplay: Jacques Becker Henri Jeanson
Starring	Gérard Philipe Lilli Palmer Lino Ventura Anouk Aimée
Music by	Paul Misraki
Cinematography	Christian Matras
Editing by	Marguerite Renoir
Distributed by	Les Acacias
Release date(s)	4 April 1958
Running time	108 minutes
Country	France Italy 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.

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
• Anouk Aimée as Jeanne Hébuterne
• Lila Kedrova as Mme. Zborowsky
• Marianne Oswald as Berthe Weil

External links

• Les Amants de Montparnasse at the Internet Movie Database