Johnny Depp talks about why he had to dedicate the film to Jeff Beck, during the “Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness” press junket at the Red Sea International Film Festival 2024 on December 12, 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Amedeo Modigliani, often referred to simply as “Modi,” was an Italian painter and sculptor known for his distinct style, characterized by elongated forms, almond-shaped eyes, and a focus on emotional expression. Born on July 12, 1884, in Livorno, Italy, Modigliani became one of the most celebrated artists of the early 20th century, though he only achieved widespread recognition posthumously.
Modigliani’s art combines elements of Italian Renaissance portraiture, African sculpture, and modern movements like Expressionism and Cubism. His works often feature elongated necks, simplified forms, and a haunting sense of introspection, particularly in his nudes and portraits. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Modigliani did not embrace pure abstraction, instead maintaining a focus on the human figure.
His sculptural work, primarily created between 1909 and 1914, was influenced by African masks and Cycladic art. These sculptures shared the same stylized features seen in his paintings and were praised for their elegance and simplicity.
Modigliani was a charismatic yet deeply troubled individual. Known for his bohemian lifestyle, he lived a tumultuous life filled with passion, excess, and artistic obsession. His striking good looks, charm, and wit made him a magnetic figure in Paris’s artistic circles, where he associated with other greats like Pablo Picasso, Constantin Brâncuși, and Chaim Soutine.
Despite his outward charm, Modigliani struggled with severe health issues, including tuberculosis—a condition that plagued him throughout his life and influenced his self-destructive tendencies. To cope with his illness and the challenges of poverty,
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The 19th edition has ended. The Hollywood star received the lifetime achievement award for “Modì – Three days on the wings of madness”
I feel a bit like Modigliani’s alter ego, I put a lot of my own things into this character and I wrote and rewrote the script many times. Just like him, I hit rock bottom many times, but then I always found a little door that saved me
said Johnny Depp, who arrived at the meeting with journalists about an hour late after having already withdrawn from the official meeting at the Auditorium.
I want to make two more films as an actor and two as a director – As an actor I should play Satan in a Terry Gilliam film (while Jeff Bridges will play God). I must say that I have been lucky in my life even today, after forty years of career I find girls waiting for me everywhere.
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The actor touched down in Italy for a screening of his new directorial effort, ‘Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness,’ at the Rome Film Festival.
Exclusive: Alan Friedman, Editor-in-Chief of The Hollywood Reporter Rome, Interviews Johnny Depp.
Johnny Depp will be honored at the 2024 Rome Film Festival on Oct 26 where he will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to cinema.
He will also present his second work as a director “Modi, Three Days On The Wing of Madness”
Starting today October 9th at 11am, you can buy tickets online for the Rome Film Festival. Go here for more info.
Here is the program for the film festival. Page 94, October 26, shows Modi running in the AUDITORIUM Sala Sinopoli.
8:45 GRAND PUBLIC Press Acc Modi – Three Days on the Wing of Madness Johnny Depp
21:30 GRAND PUBLIC € 15 Pub Acc Modi – Three Days on the Wing of Madness Johnny Depp 114′ Premio alla carriera Johnny Depp
And again on October 27
12:00 GRAND PUBLIC Acc at GIULIO CESARE Sala 3 Modi – Three Days on the Wing of Madness Johnny Depp
21:30 GRAND PUBLIC € 10 Pub Acc Modi – Three Days on the Wing of Madness Johnny Depp
They will also show the Brave on Oct. 16. at 16:00 at Sala Petrassi, costs 6:00 €
Reminder that JohnnyDepp will be attending the 72nd San Sebastian Film Festival as director of the film “Modi: Three days of the Wing of Madness” on Tuesday, September 24th, 2024, for the World Premiere of Modi.
Time Plan:
8:30 AM First Screening of Modi
10:15 Photocall
10:45 Press Conference
Johnny Depp will be at the 72nd San Sebastian film festival on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, for the World Premiere of Modi.
Johnny will present his second movie as a director, Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness, out of competition, accompanied by the film cast (Riccardo Scamarcio, Antonia Desplat, Bruno Goeury, Luisa Raineri and Ryan McParland).
La Stampa reports, that Johnny will be in Turin, Italy, to shoot some scenes for his new film “Modi” on February 20 and 21.
Bringing him to the city is Andrea Iervolino, a long-time friend of his, who produces the film with ILBE (Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment S.p.A.), the company he shares with Lady Bacardi. A surprise coup, destined to further strengthen Turin’s position as the Italian vice-capital of cinema.
After having set most of the sequences in a Paris recreated in Budapest (plus a few scenes in the United States, to meet Al Pacino’s needs), Depp now arrives in Turin to make use of the cutting-edge technologies of Prodea’s virtual studios, in Mirafiori.
Let’s hope, this is true and watch out if you’re in Turin 🙂
Don’t miss Johnny Depp’s latest Instagram Post
To my dear ‘Modi’ film family, Köszönöm for all your exceptional efforts without which this film could not have been made. Please accept my eternal admiration, appreciation, respect and love, JD. X.
Johnny Depp, Budapest 2023
New / Old pic and message of Johnny posted by @judit_skirka_prosthetics, a Prosthetics and makeup artist from Hungary