ThelastyearoflifeoftheItalian-FrenchpainterAmedeoModigliani(1884⑴920)whodiedwith36years,wasplayedbyGérardPhilipe,whowaslethallysickduringtheshootingofthismovieanddiedshortlyafteritsrelease,1959,with36years-ononeofthetwodiseasesthatModiglianohadhimselfandexactlyinhisage.Further,thismoviewasdirectedby