The Moderns (1988)
Overview
Nick Hart is a struggling American artist who lives amongst the expatriate community in 1920s Paris. He spends most of his time drinking and socializing in local café's and pestering gallery owner Libby Valentin to sell his paintings. He becomes involved in a plot by wealthy art patroness Nathalie de Ville to forge three paintings. This leads to several run-ins with American rubber magnate Bertram Stone, who happens to be married to Hart's ex-wife Rachel.
What is The Moderns about?
Nick Hart is a struggling American artist who lives amongst the expatriate community in 1920s Paris. He spends most of his time drinking and socializing in local café's and pestering gallery owner Libby Valentin to sell his paintings. He becomes involved in a plot by wealthy art patroness Nathalie de Ville to forge three paintings. This leads to several run-ins with American rubber magnate Bertram Stone, who happens to be married to Hart's ex-wife Rachel. The Moderns is a Comedy, Drama, Romance movie, released on 1988-04-15, runtime 126 minutes.
Is The Moderns worth watching?
TMDB users rate The Moderns 5.9 out of 10 from 37 ratings. Reviews are mixed.
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Directed by
Alan Rudolph
Cast
- Keith Carradine as Nick Hart
- Linda Fiorentino as Rachel Stone
- Wallace Shawn as Oiseau
- Geneviève Bujold as Libby Valentin
- Geraldine Chaplin as Nathalie de Ville
- Kevin J. O'Connor as Hemingway
- John Lone as Bertram Stone
- Charlélie Couture as L'Evidence
- Elsa Raven as Gertrude Stein
- Ali Giron as Alice B. Toklas
- Gailard Sartain as New York Critic
- Michael Wilson as Surrealist Poet
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