Modigliani
Amedeo Modigliani was an Italian Jewish painter and sculptor who never was successful during his lifetime.
He mainly worked in Paris and his main subject was portraits and full figures of humans. He is known for portraying nude women in a modern style. In Paris, he met prominent Artist’s such as Pablo Picasso and Constantin Brancusi. The movie basically covers his life in Paris, centering on his relationship with Picasso and his lover Jeanne. In this movie, Modigliani is being masterfully depicted by Andy Garcia. The Movie begins with the sad face of Jeanne Hebuterne (Elsa Zylberstein), the woman Modigliani fell in love with. She starts to talk about love and asks the audience if they ever experienced real love. She is so sorrowful with spiritless eyes. Modigliani is portrayed as a very talented and handsome man, flirting with Jeanne, a Catholic woman. Despite his talent, his artwork was not received well and he lived in poverty, addicted to alcohol. Jeanne posed for him in his small studio, and after some time they fall in love. He did not paint like other artists, he had his own way of painting. His style is characterized by elongation of objects, and he states that he won’t paint Jeanne eyes before he understands her soul fully. He loved art and could get completely immersed in …show more content…
It shows that Modigliani had a miserable impoverished life but also that he experienced real love. From this movie one can comprehend that he was unique in his time but had bad luck to live at the same time as Picasso has lived. Modigliani is an impressionist and was interested in the human body and portraits. He was precise and creative. Personally, I love his painting, they are adorable. The movie shows that new ideas which are out of the box, are normally not recognized by commoners. Furthermore, the movie shows that a little boy companies Modigliani everywhere. I reckon that the little boy refers to his own sweet, careless
Amedeo Modigliani was an Italian Jewish painter and sculptor who never was successful during his lifetime.
He mainly worked in Paris and his main subject was portraits and full figures of humans. He is known for portraying nude women in a modern style. In Paris, he met prominent Artist’s such as Pablo Picasso and Constantin Brancusi. The movie basically covers his life in Paris, centering on his relationship with Picasso and his lover Jeanne. In this movie, Modigliani is being masterfully depicted by Andy Garcia. The Movie begins with the sad face of Jeanne Hebuterne (Elsa Zylberstein), the woman Modigliani fell in love with. She starts to talk about love and asks the audience if they ever experienced real love. She is so sorrowful with spiritless eyes. Modigliani is portrayed as a very talented and handsome man, flirting with Jeanne, a Catholic woman. Despite his talent, his artwork was not received well and he lived in poverty, addicted to alcohol. Jeanne posed for him in his small studio, and after some time they fall in love. He did not paint like other artists, he had his own way of painting. His style is characterized by elongation of objects, and he states that he won’t paint Jeanne eyes before he understands her soul fully. He loved art and could get completely immersed in …show more content…
It shows that Modigliani had a miserable impoverished life but also that he experienced real love. From this movie one can comprehend that he was unique in his time but had bad luck to live at the same time as Picasso has lived. Modigliani is an impressionist and was interested in the human body and portraits. He was precise and creative. Personally, I love his painting, they are adorable. The movie shows that new ideas which are out of the box, are normally not recognized by commoners. Furthermore, the movie shows that a little boy companies Modigliani everywhere. I reckon that the little boy refers to his own sweet, careless