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The Moderns

1988 · 126 min

A stylish, bittersweet stroll through 1920s Paris, blending art, romance, and melancholy with a wry, bohemian charm.

Directed by
Alan Rudolph
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino, Wallace Shawn
Tagline
Paris, 1926... there was nothing more modern.
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.

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Directed by
Alan Rudolph
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino, Wallace Shawn
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • love
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Alan Rudolph
Written by
Alan Rudolph, John Bradshaw
Starring
Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino, Wallace Shawn, Geneviève Bujold, Geraldine Chaplin, Kevin J. O'Connor, John Lone, Charlélie Couture
Music
Mark Isham
Cinematography
Toyomichi Kurita
Runtime
126 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
French, English

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