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The Moderns (1988)

126 min · Drama, Romantic Comedy, comedy film, drama film, melodrama

Popularity3.5/5
12-month trend1.4k1.1kExpand

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Monthly article views

1.4k02025-09: 1,150 views2025-10: 1,207 views2025-11: 1,174 views2025-12: 1,171 views2026-01: 1,381 views2026-02: 1,200 views2026-03: 1,160 views2026-04: 1,126 views2026-05: 1,247 views2026-06: 1,061 views2026-07: 1,225 views2026-08: 1,287 views
Sep1.2kOct1.2kNov1.2kDec1.2kJan1.4kFeb1.2kMar1.2kApr1.1kMay1.2kJun1.1kJul1.2kAug1.3k

2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Alan Rudolph

Cast

Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino, Geneviève Bujold, Wallace Shawn, John Lone, Elsa Raven, Geraldine Chaplin, Kevin J. O'Connor, Ali Giron, Brooke Smith

The story

Nick Hart (Keith Carradine) is an expatriate American artist living in Paris among some of the noted artists and writers of the time, including Ernest Hemingway (Kevin J. O'Connor), Gertrude Stein (Elsa Raven), and Alice B. Toklas (Ali Giron).

Catalogue themes and tags

Counterfeiting, Ex-Wife, Fabrikant, Forger, Künstlerin, Painting, Paris, Parvenu, Unscrupulousness, Ensemble Film, Indie, Comedy-drama, Period piece, Drama, Comedy, Romantic drama, Romance Film

Genres

Drama, Romantic Comedy, comedy film, drama film, melodrama
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