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The Moderns
The Moderns

The Moderns

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

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ComedyDramaRomance

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

126 mins

Rating

5.726/10

Release Date

15 April 1988

Country

United States of America

Cast

Keith Carradine

Keith Carradine

Nick Hart

Linda Fiorentino

Linda Fiorentino

Rachel Stone

Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn

Oiseau

Geneviève Bujold

Geneviève Bujold

Libby Valentin

Geraldine Chaplin

Geraldine Chaplin

Nathalie de Ville

Kevin J. O'Connor

Kevin J. O'Connor

Hemingway

John Lone

John Lone

Bertram Stone

Charlélie Couture

Charlélie Couture

L'Evidence

Elsa Raven

Elsa Raven

Gertrude Stein

Ali Giron

Ali Giron

Alice B. Toklas

Gailard Sartain

Gailard Sartain

New York Critic

Michael Wilson

Michael Wilson

Surrealist Poet

Robert Gould

Robert Gould

Blackie

Antonia Dauphin

Antonia Dauphin

Babette

Véronique Bellegarde

Véronique Bellegarde

Laurette

Isabel Serra

Isabel Serra

Armand

David Stein

David Stein

Art Critic

Hubert Loiselle

Hubert Loiselle

Art Critic

Meegan Lee Ochs

Meegan Lee Ochs

Francis

Brooke Smith

Brooke Smith

Abigail

Marthe Turgeon

Marthe Turgeon

Rose Selavy

Pierre Chagnon

Pierre Chagnon

Stone's Bodyguard #1

Éric Gaudry

Éric Gaudry

Stone's Bodyguard #2

Timothy Webber

Timothy Webber

Stone's Business Associate

Mance Edmond

Mance Edmond

Coco

Normand Brathwaite

Normand Brathwaite

Butler Laloux

Michael Rudder

Michael Rudder

Buffy: Group Montparno

Paul Buissonneau

Paul Buissonneau

Alexandre: Group Montparno

Lenie Scoffié

Lenie Scoffié

Femme de Lettres: Group Montparno

Reynald Bouchard

Reynald Bouchard

Chapelle: Group Montparno

Flora Balzano

Flora Balzano

Pia Delarue: Group Montparno

Beverly Murray

Beverly Murray

Eve: Group Montparno

Renee Lee

Renee Lee

Chanteuse: Group Montparno

Charles Biddle Sr.

Charles Biddle Sr.

Charlie the Bass Player

Glenn Bradley

Glenn Bradley

Saxophonist

Didier Hoffmann

Didier Hoffmann

Priest

Jean-Jacques Desjardins

Jean-Jacques Desjardins

Hart's Concierge

Ada Fuoco

Ada Fuoco

Self

Harry Hill

Harry Hill

Mr. Brown

Marcel Girard

Marcel Girard

Nathalie's Chauffeur

Danielle Schneider

Danielle Schneider

Fille de Nuit

Stephanie Biddle

Stephanie Biddle

Fille de Nuit

Louis Pharand

Louis Pharand

Referee

Daniel Bloch

Daniel Bloch

M. Raymond

Julien Carletti

Julien Carletti

Cafe Moderne Waiter

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