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The Moderns

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In the Roaring Twenties, aspiring painter Nick Hart (Keith Carradine), a U.S. expat who has decamped to Paris, tries to scrape together a living. He has a talent for reproductions but his own work is not selling well, so he takes a job forging famous paintings for rich art patron Nathalie de Ville (Geraldine Chaplin). However, things get awkward when Hart's ex-wife, Rachel (Linda Fiorentino), shows up with her new husband, Bertram Stone (John Lone), who attempts to buy the counterfeits.

Critics Reviews

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Richard Brody The New Yorker 04/30/2018
The movie's disparate elements are unified less by the plot than by Rudolph's distinctive, rhapsodic style, with its sinuous long takes and archly elusive performances. Go to Full Review Vincent Canby New York Times 08/04/2003
1/5
A movie that makes an afternoon with Gertrude and Alice more boring than a faculty tea. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
3/4
It takes place at that enchanted moment in Paris when the Lost Generation created itself and then proceeded to create, promote, fabricate and publicize modern literature, art, music and attitudes. Go to Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) 06/22/2022
A kind of aberrant fascination. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 10/06/2021
2.5/4
Clearly flawed but definitely worthwhile, and it almost serves as a test run for Rudolph's other (and superior) film about intellectuals in the 1920s, 1994's Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle. Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 10/10/2019
3/5
A high-minded, sometimes amusing attempt to examine the potent ex-pat community of 1920s Paris. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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09/29/2024 One of my favorite movies. It’s not perfect, but it is very atmospheric and there is a lot of chemistry between the two leads. One of the best parts of this movie is the soundtrack. Really captures the feeling of Paris in the 20’s. See more Stefano B 07/03/2024 Impossible to find it on disc, too bad! See more 10/26/2018 Great movie love the movie Beautiful movie My favorite See more 06/06/2018 Cliche-ridden, wooden, infinitely pretensious, like most of Rudolph's films See more 07/27/2017 The film acts as a kind of beta for Midnight in Paris, minus the fun of time-travel and magical realism. What remains is a story about an art forger called Nick Hart, however I can't help but feel that the writers should have called him Joe Blow. He provides so little engagement that the audience is left pining after the lost potential of a story involving Gertrude Stein, Hemingway and the like. Ultimately it is a love letter addressed to the 20s that is more about the author than the subject. See more 04/22/2013 Love, love, love this movie. Sly, sexy, smart, clever, and thrillingly creative. One of the ten best of the 80s. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Alan Rudolph

Director

Keith Carradine

Nick Hart

Linda Fiorentino

Rachel Stone

John Lone

Bertram Stone

Wallace Shawn

Oiseau

Geneviève Bujold

Libby Valentin

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Movie Info

Synopsis In the Roaring Twenties, aspiring painter Nick Hart (Keith Carradine), a U.S. expat who has decamped to Paris, tries to scrape together a living. He has a talent for reproductions but his own work is not selling well, so he takes a job forging famous paintings for rich art patron Nathalie de Ville (Geraldine Chaplin). However, things get awkward when Hart's ex-wife, Rachel (Linda Fiorentino), shows up with her new husband, Bertram Stone (John Lone), who attempts to buy the counterfeits.
Director
Alan Rudolph
Producer
David Blocker, Shep Gordon, Carolyn Pfeiffer
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 27, 1988, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 17, 2002
Box Office (Gross USA)
$20.3K
Runtime
2h 6m
Sound Mix
Surround