Modigliani (2004)

Director:

Mick Davis

Writer:

Mick Davis (writer)

Release Date:

29 September 2004 (France)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Tagline:

His passion was life. His obsession was art.

Plot:

The story of Amedeo Modigliani's bitter rivalry with Pablo Picasso, and his tragic romance with Jeanne Hebuterne.

Plot Keywords:

Modigliani | Montparnasse Paris

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Andy Garcia	...	Amedeo Modigliani
Elsa Zylberstein	...	Jeanne Hébuterne
Omid Djalili	...	Pablo Picasso
Hippolyte Girardot	...	Maurice Utrillo
Eva Herzigova	...	Olga, Picasso's Wife
Udo Kier	...	Max Jacob
Susie Amy	...	Beatrice Hastings
Peter Capaldi	...	Jean Cocteau (as Peter Capadli)
Louis Hilyer	...	Zborowski
Stevan Rimkus	...	Soutine
Dan Astileanu	...	Diego Rivera (as Dan Astilean)
George Ivascu	...	Moise Kisling
Michelle Newell	...	Eudoxie Hébuterne
Frederico Ambrosino	...	Little Dedo
Miriam Margolyes	...	Gertrude Stein

Also Known As:

Colori dell'anima I - Modigliani (Italy)
Modigliani - Ein Leben in Leidenschaft (Germany) (DVD title)
Untitled Modigliani Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some language and drug use.

Runtime:

128 min

Country:

USA | France | Germany | Italy | Romania | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Brazil:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | USA:R | Sweden:Btl

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Lucky 7 Productions LLC

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Upon being granted a marriage license by the stubborn city worker, Andy Garcia, as Modigliani, can be heard to exclaim, "Gracias!" This is Spanish, Garcia's native language (he is from Cuba) which, of course, differs from Modigliani's native language, Italian.

Soundtrack:

Ode to Innocence

Modigliani-art about art

I find Modigliani a movie worth to be seen! Some of you might consider it doesn't capture the real "spirit" of that era or that it's being put too much accent on the painter's madness and on his interior drama; but this is Modigliani in Mick Davis's conception, it's a movie not a documentary! The soundtrack is perfectly chosen to amplify the feelings transmitted by the excellent performance of the actors. It is more than a cinematographic production. It is a symbiosis between passion and love, human nature and vices. The memories of Amedeo about his childhood, the reproofs of "Modigliani-the little boy ", the incapacity of resisting to temptations and the permanent psychological pressure given by having such a rivalry have driven him to auto-destruction. It is the destiny of a man who passed away just a moment before tasting success... I consider Modigliani-the movie- art about art.