Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness

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Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness

2025

1h 48m

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Drama

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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.

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Glenn Kenny

New York Times

Nov 6

The energetic and arguably strenuous performance by the lead actor, Riccardo Scamarcio, is something of a flex, to be sure.

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

07/16/2025

3/5

The more it goes on the clearer it becomes that, though Depp no doubt admires Modigliani’s work, his real passion here is for the eternally intoxicating fantasy of Parisian bohemia.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

07/16/2025

1/5

Every single scene here is about what the scene is about, creating the deepest vat of cinematic sh*t imaginable.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

Dec 31

3/5

This Johnny Depp-directed story of artist Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920) is livelier and more passionate than most biopics, somewhat elusive, a touch rambunctious and wild, and undeniably personal.

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Alejandro Lingenti

La Nación (Argentina)

Nov 14

2/5

What could have been a profound portrait of creative genius often ends up trapped in tropes already well-explored in cinema...[Full review in Spanish]

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Pablo O. Scholz

Clarín

Nov 14

2/4

The opening scene of the film, which is equally disconcerting in its introduction of the protagonist sketching women in a restaurant for coins, fails because the humor is clumsy, naive, and not at all original. [Full review in Spanish]

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Analia

Nov 12

This is the best movie I saw for years, everything is there, drama, comedy, it is funny, sarcastic and safe at the same time. I loved ut. Johnny Depp is an amazing director and Ricardo complete the masterpiece. Bravo

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Yvonne de Boer

Nov 9

Johnny Depp is a creative genius and goes from his heart and soul. He put everything into this film. It is not just a biographical film at all. Its deeper than that. The soundtrack is beautiful. The portrayal of love life and loss is beautiful. I highly recommend this film its much deeper and again its all Johnny Depps vision and its pure magic, beautiful true story intertwined with how we find life and death sometimes life imitates, death, friendships love loss and picking up the pieces and moving on. I highly highly recommend this.

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Dylan J

@tjames 1d

Modi serves as both a period piece and biographical film. Behind the camera, Depp is eccentric and masterful in capturing the grittiness of war-torn France and the desperation of a struggling Modigliani within his outlandish art circle. A frenetic three days finds Modigliani reveling with friends and lovers, battling his mortality and creativity, and slumming the streets of a France in pursuit of recognition. Each shot has so much character, feeling like distinct paintings themselves. Standout performances by both Ryan McParland as Chaïm Soutine and Riccardo Scamarcio as Amedeo Modigliani. The ending of this movie genuinely moved me. This movie didn't get much recognition, but Depp's work as the director is impressive. Bravo to all involved. (I was a fan of Soutine going into this movie, so seeing him alive fictionally was a treat.)

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Jake S.

@TheBrewMan Feb 14

One of a kind. You have to watch it all. The last 15 minutes are a must watch. Great writing.

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Enzo V

@Van_lucca Dec 28

Um filme que consegue transitar entre a comédia e o drama. Tem um ritmo bom que prende e emocionalmente. Adorei

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Nov 13

Based on a true story in 1 hour and 48 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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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.

Director: Johnny Depp
Producer: Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, Barry Navidi, Andrea Iervolino, Monika Bacardi
Screenwriter: Jerzy Kromolowski, Mary Olson-Kromolowski
Distributor: Vertical
Production Co: Proton Cinema, IN.2 Film, Red Sea Film Festival Foundation
Genre: Biography, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 7, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 12, 2025
Runtime: 1h 48m