Geneviève Bujold, Geraldine Chaplin, John Lone

Writer-director Alan Rudolph turns his eye on 1926 Paris for this elegant, wry film. Keith Carradine and Linda Fiorentino star as Nick and Rachel, former lovers who reunite amid the artist-packed cafe...( read more  read more... )s and salons. Rachel's an alcoholic trapped in a loveless marriage to a bullying businessman and art collector. Nick's a painter involved in a scheme to forge some famous artworks … which leads to complications when Rachel's husband buys them.

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R, 126 min.

Directed by: Alan Rudolph

Release Date: January 1, 1988

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DVD Release Date: September 17, 2002

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  • July 30, 2009
    This is a fairly enjoyable tale set in the art world of 1920s Paris. The look of the film and the mood it creates are the most important things; far more important than the enjoyable, yet slow-moving plotline.

    It is highly imaginative and its representation of icons such as Erne...( read more)st Hemingway and Gertrude Stein add an extra dimension to the film.

    The only true weak points are some of the dialogues between the two leads; it is sometimes out of place and almost too 'modern'!

    All the performances are good but John Lone and Keith Carradine are especially suited to their parts.
  • December 15, 2008
    not thanks not my thing
  • September 2, 2007
    Very strange - and I think that Ernest Hemmingway's ghost should haunt his portrayal in this movie - what could have been a good story was lost in all it's eccentricty. 1926 Paris - Carradine plays a struggling artist involved in a scheme to forge some famous artwork and steal ba...( read more)ck his lady love from a businessman/art collector/escape artist - yeah - it's strange.

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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. full review

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