The AmericanMovie
After the horror of the Civil War, 'ignorant' Christopher Newman made his fortune. He travels to France is search of cultural treasures. He won't get past the Paris nightlife. After an affair with a haughty painter, he falls in love with the daughter of the late marquis de Bellegarde. She was married off and traumatized by her abusive late husband for the family's sake. Her elder brother supports their ruthless mother, but junior Valentin is besotted with the artist and strikes a partnership with Christopher.
About The American
The American is a 1998 drama, romance, tv movie movie directed by Paul Unwin.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 24m, production credits from United Kingdom, United States of America, Ireland, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Matthew Modine, Diana Rigg, Aisling O'Sullivan, Paul Hickey. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
