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Johnny DeppCamera:
Nicola PecoriniMuziek:
Sacha PuttnamActeurs:
Riccardo Scamarcio, Antonia Desplat, Bruno Gouery, Ryan McParland, Benjamin Lavernhe, Al Pacino, Stephen Graham, Sally Phillips, Luisa Ranieri, Eva-Jane Willis, Kat FairawaySamenvattingen(1)
A seventy-two-hour whirlwind in the life of bohemian artist Amedeo Modigliani, known as Modi to his friends, follows a chaotic series of events through the streets of war torn Paris in 1916. On the run from the police, his desire to end his career and leave the city is dismissed by fellow artists Maurice Utrillo, Chaim Soutine and Modi’s muse, Beatrice Hastings. Modi seeks advice from his art dealer and friend, Leopold Zborowski — however, after a night of hallucinations, the chaos in Modi’s mind reaches a crescendo when faced with an American collector, Maurice Gangnat, who has the power to change his life. (San Sebastian International Film Festival)
(meer)Recensie (2)
A look into the hectic life of a mad bohemian artist, directed by the mad bohemian Johnny Depp. Only one scene – the one with Al Pacino – tells us something about Modigliani’s personality. And it is pleasing thanks to Pacino’s acting. But by that point, however, the film has long since put us off with its unbearable stylization of Modigliani’s friends and its awkward attempts at humor. If it weren’t for his pretty girlfriend played by Antonia Desplat, I would have walked out of the cinema. Not even their dialogue enriches the film in any way. On the plus side, Scamarcio’s role suits him and the occasional switching to the form of black-and-white slapstick is a good idea, as it places the film in the right historical period. [San Sebastian IFF]
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San Sebastian Film Festival: Film Number 15. When Johnny Depp brings his directorial debut to Basque Country, the ladies will go wild for it, even if it's a load of crap. I would divide the audience of this film into two categories. The first category: those with at least elementary knowledge of Amedeo Modigliani; the second category: those who have never heard of him. What can the film offer to one or the other group? Nothing at all to the first group. To the second group, that Modigliani, like almost every painter, was a controversial personality, was friends with Utrillo and Soutine, enjoyed hashish, and had a tumultuous relationship with someone named Beatrice. Can the movie entertain one or the other group? I doubt it. Can the movie entertain anyone at all? Nope. The audience members sitting near me say it all: three young Germans who came to Spain for the festival – the sole purpose of their trip, in my opinion, to take dozens of photos with Johnny Depp. They chatted through the first fifteen minutes of the film, then fell asleep, and when they woke up, they left. And maybe they did the right thing... I'm also starting to think that there must not be any actor these days other than Riccardo Scamarcio who can play famous Italian painters – first Caravaggio's Shadow, now Modigliani. Who will he play next? Leonardo da Vinci?
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