Life of Maurice d'Utrillo

This film aroused considerable controversy when it was first made and material
alterations and deletions were insisted on
before it was allowed to he shown. The
film in its present form is recognized as a
factual portrayal of the life of the famous
painter. The life of the young artist is
studied against the background of his
family. The film portrays the vicissitudes
of his unhappy life; the curse of alcoholism,
his periods in mental institutions and the
final years of degradation leading to his
death during the 1914-18.