The Moderns
1988 · 126 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 2,115 VOTES · DIR. Alan Rudolph
Overview
Nick Hart is a struggling American artist who lives amongst the expatriate community in 1920s Paris. He spends most of his time drinking and socializing in local café's and pestering gallery owner Libby Valentin to sell his paintings. He becomes involved in a plot by wealthy art patroness Nathalie de Ville to forge three paintings. This leads to several run-ins with American rubber magnate Bertram Stone, who happens to be married to Hart's ex-wife Rachel.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,116 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:57 Merci, Julien.
00:06:06 They just don't see that Hollywood is the city of the future.
00:09:28 You know how it is, Stone.
00:13:05 - It's disgusting. - Goes with blue.
00:16:10 It's a very delicate situation...
00:22:26 Merci.
00:26:12 I've followed your career with interest and concern.
00:30:01 When you don't know what you're up against...
00:34:19 I've been there.
00:37:40 And I think I know how good you can be.
00:45:15 Then she wants you to bang her.
00:53:01 - Nobody owns me. - I never said I owned you, Rachel.
01:00:46 Ring that bell!
01:06:13 A weekend together by the sea?
01:10:18 Nathalie.
01:14:09 ...with the owner de ces ouvres.
01:19:04 I think I need more of a commitment from you.
01:23:10 But I'm looking.
01:26:45 ...should impress even someone as formidable as you.
01:32:38 It's upstairs.
01:38:45 Pal. How you doing?
01:45:04 She's my wife.
01:52:17 Jesus, I just didn't know it would be so sad.
01:57:48 In my mind, the best.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,116
Dialogue density8.9 lines / min
First line00:01:57
Final line01:57:48
Production Record
DirectorAlan Rudolph
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,115