To celebrate the release of Johnny Depp’s directorial feature, Modigliani, Three Days on the Wings of Madness, we sat down with stars Riccardo Scamarcio and Antonia Desplat to find out more!

The film follows Italian painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani during a whirlwind 72-hour period of his time in war-torn Paris. Based on the play Modigliani by Dennis McIntyre, the film follows the titular artist as he balances a relationship with writer Beatrice Hastings, a desire to leave the French capital and an upcoming meeting with collector Maurice Gangnat, who has the power to change his life. Alongside Scamarcio and Desplat, the film also stars Stephen Graham, Al Pacino and Luisa Ranieri.

Co-stars Scamarcio and Desplat discussed working with Johnny Depp, exploring the psychology and mindset of their characters, the challenges of framing a story within a three-day time frame and much more.

Official Synopsis:

A seventy-two-hour whirlwind in the life of bohemian artist Amedeo Modigliani (Riccardo Scamarcio), 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, the desire to end his career and leave the city is dismissed by fellow artists Maurice Utrillo (Bruno Gouery), Chaïm Soutine (Ryan McParland) and Modi’s muse, Beatrice Hastings (Antonia Desplat). Modi seeks advice from his art dealer and friend, Leopold Zborowski (Stephen Graham); however, after a night of hallucinations, the chaos in Modi’s mind reaches a crescendo when faced with an American collector, Maurice Gangnat (Al Pacino), who has the power to change his life.

You can watch both interviews below:

Modigliani, Three Days on the Wings of Madness is in UK cinemas on 11th July. 

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