Johnny Depp-Directed Movie ‘Modi’ to Premiere at San Sebastian Film Festival

Johnny Depp‘s second directorial feature Modi – Three Days on the Wing of Madness will premiere out of competition at the 72nd San Sebastian Film Festival.

The film fest released the updates to its program on Tuesday. Depp’s movie is a biopic on Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani.

The actor, widely considered a controversial figure in Hollywood following the legal frenzy around his split from actress Amber Heard, first made his debut behind the camera with The Brave in 1997.

He received the prestigious Donostia Award at the 2021 San Sebastian Film Festival for his lifetime achievement.

Modi – Three Days on the Wing of Madness stars Riccardo Scamarcio as the Bohemian artist Modigliani, in a film which also features Al Pacino, Stephen Graham, and Antonia Desplat. “The film, a tale of art, love, and rejection, follows a 72-hour whirlwind of chaotic events through the streets and bars of a Paris torn apart during World War I,” a plot synopsis reads.

Lumière!, l’aventure continue / Lumiere! The adventure continues by Thierry Frémaux has also joined the Special Screenings, organizers said on Tuesday. In addition, Bagger Drama, the second feature by Piet Baumgartner, and Min Evige Sommer / My Eternal Summer, the debut from Sylvia Le Fanu, complete the fest’s New Directors section.

This year, San Sebastian announced that Oscar winner Cate Blanchett will receive the Donostia Award.

New films from directors Mike Leigh, François Ozon, Edward Berger, Joshua Oppenheimer, and Costa-Gavras will vie for the Golden Shell at this year’s San Sebastian Film Festival. The festival runs from Sept. 20-28.

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