Johnny Depp cast Modi – Three Days on the Wings of Crazy The star’s second directorial feature hit the red carpet in San Sebastian on Tuesday night.
Depp received an ovation from the audience shortly before the screening of the film and a standing ovation after the screening, which he attended alongside Riccardo Scamarcio and Antonia Desplat at the Teatro Culçal on Spain’s northern coast ’s world premiere. ModiIt tells the story of three days in the life of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani.
The film also stars Stephen Graham, Bruno Gouri, Luisa Ranieri, Ryan McParland and Al Pacino as art collector Maurice Gannatt. provides context for the painter and sculptor’s struggle for recognition. Scamarcio plays the eponymous character, while Desplat plays Beatrice Hastings, Modigliani’s partner of two years.
However, reporters were excited about Depp’s appearance at a press conference earlier in the afternoon. hollywood reporter It is understood that 12 international journalists abandoned planned meetings with Depp and the actors over concerns about access to the director.
At a press conference, Depp likened his troubled life to that of Modigliani and referred to the legal frenzy and libel trial that followed his very public breakup with actress Amber Heard: “I’m sure Let’s just say, I experienced a lot here, and maybe your story didn’t turn into a soap opera,” he said. “I mean, literally, televised.”
Depp also revealed that it was Pacino who urged the actor to direct the film: “When Pacino speaks, you have to listen.” Elsewhere, the actor told THR “Hollywood needs Johnny Depp.” “He’s the nicest, kindest, sweetest person I’ve ever worked with in my life,” Scarmarcio said of the star’s return to acting after years of controversy. “I think the industry should be very careful. .
Modi The film will be released in Italian theaters on December 5, but a release date in the United States has not yet been determined. It coincides with one of the most glitzy festivals ever held in San Sebastian, where stars such as Cate Blanchett, Javier Bardem, Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh have made appearances Or a first-run movie.
THRContributing film critic Leslie Felperin wrote in her review Modi – Three Days on the Wings of Crazy: “Scamacio’s charm is enough to attract attention, but ModiHis trajectory here—counting down the days as he awaits a pitch to famed collector Gannut—doesn’t give us too much insight into what excites him, or even why we should care.
The San Sebastian Film Festival takes place from September 20th to 28th.
