The Moderns Movie Review 1988

One of the quirkier directors around, this time Rudolph tries a comedic period piece about the avant-garde art society of 1920s Paris. Fleshed out with some familiar characters (Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein) and some strange art-world types. The tone is not consistently funny but, instead, romantic as the main characters clash over art and love.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 126 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Period Piece: 1920s, France, Art & Artists, Paris

Screenplay

Alan Rudolph

Cast

Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino, John Lone, Genevieve Bujold, Geraldine Chaplin, Wallace Shawn, Kevin J. O'Connor

Director

Alan Rudolph

Music

Mark Isham

Producer

Carolyn Pfeiffer, David Blocker

Awards

L.A. Film Critics 1988: Support. Actress (Bujold).