Modigliani (2004)

Modigliani (2004)

His passion was life. His obsession was art.

Release Date: 2004, May 18
Directors: Mick Davis
Countries: Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Romania, United States of America
Production: Lucky 7 Productions LLC, Media Pro Pictures, Bauer Martinez Studios, Buskin Film
Cast: Miriam Margolyes, Omid Djalili, Peter Capaldi, Andy Garcia, Jim Carter, Udo Kier, Hippolyte Girardot, Stevan Rimkus, George Ivașcu, Dan Aştileanu, Michelle Newell, Elsa Zylberstein

Overview:

Set in Paris in 1919, biopic centers on the life of late Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, focusing on his last days as well as his rivalry with Pablo Picasso. Modigliani, a Jew, has fallen in love with Jeanne, a young and beautiful Catholic girl. The couple has an illegitimate child, and Jeanne's bigoted parents send the baby to a faraway convent to be raised by nuns.