The Moderns

"Paris, 1926... there was nothing more modern."

1988 2h 6m EN

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81%

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6.6

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★5.9TMDB · 37🍅81%Rotten Tomatoes★6.6IMDB · 2,078

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“Paris, 1926... there was nothing more modern.”

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Cast

Keith Carradine
Nick Hart
Linda Fiorentino
Rachel Stone
Wallace Shawn
Oiseau
Geneviève Bujold
Libby Valentin
Geraldine Chaplin
Nathalie de Ville
Kevin J. O'Connor
Hemingway
John Lone
Bertram Stone
Charlélie Couture
L'Evidence

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alan Rudolph
Writers: Alan Rudolph, John Bradshaw
Languages: French, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alan Rudolph, shot by Toyomichi Kurita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Isham. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Scott Brock shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Keith Carradine and Linda Fiorentino and Wallace Shawn carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Paris, 1926... there was nothing more modern.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0095649 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Alan Rudolph directs. Toyomichi Kurita behind the camera. Mark Isham scores. Scott Brock cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in French, English.

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138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
3Directed by Alan Rudolph, shot by Toyomichi Kurita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Mark Isham. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Scott Brock shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Keith Carradine and Linda Fiorentino and Wallace Shawn carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Paris, 1926... there was nothing more modern.".
8IMDB entry: tt0095649 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.