The Johnny Depp-directed film “Modì,” about Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, has secured a distribution deal in Italy, where it will be released by emerging production/distribution player Be Water.
Above is a first-look image from the set of the film, which is now in post.
“Modì” stars Italy’s Riccardo Scamarcio as the bad boy painter and sculptor, who worked mainly in France and became famous for the groundbreaking modern style of his portraits and nudes. Al Pacino plays international art collector Maurice Gangnat. The “Modì” cast also comprises Antonia Desplat, Stephen Graham (“The Irishman”), Bruno Gouery (“The White Lotus”), Ryan McParland (“Halo”), and Sally Phillips (“Bridget Jones” trilogy).
“Modì” takes place in war-torn Paris during World War I over the course of 72 turbulent hours “that will become a turning point in his life, ultimately solidifying his reputation as an artistic legend,” according to the film’s provided synopsis.
Above is a first-look image from the set of the film, which is now in post.
“Modì” stars Italy’s Riccardo Scamarcio as the bad boy painter and sculptor, who worked mainly in France and became famous for the groundbreaking modern style of his portraits and nudes. Al Pacino plays international art collector Maurice Gangnat. The “Modì” cast also comprises Antonia Desplat, Stephen Graham (“The Irishman”), Bruno Gouery (“The White Lotus”), Ryan McParland (“Halo”), and Sally Phillips (“Bridget Jones” trilogy).
“Modì” takes place in war-torn Paris during World War I over the course of 72 turbulent hours “that will become a turning point in his life, ultimately solidifying his reputation as an artistic legend,” according to the film’s provided synopsis.
- 5/18/2024
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
In Italian director Francesco Lettieri’s “Lovely Boy,” which is the closing film of Venice’s independently run Venice Days section, a rising star of Rome’s never before depicted trap music scene gets sucked into a spiral of self-destruction.
“Lovely Boy” is the sophomore feature by Lettieri, who made his debut with “Ultras,” a drama about Neapolitan soccer hooligans that plays worldwide on Netflix.
Both “Ultras” and “Lovely Boy” were lead produced by Rome’s Indigo Film, best known as the shingle behind Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar-winning “The Great Beauty.”
The Rome-set pic tells the story of Nic, aka Lovely Boy, a talented trapper who has a tattoo on his face and performs in tandem with his friend Borneo la Xxg. As their popularity rises he gets sucked into a spiral of drugs and self-destruction and swiftly reaches breaking point. The only way he can come to terms with...
“Lovely Boy” is the sophomore feature by Lettieri, who made his debut with “Ultras,” a drama about Neapolitan soccer hooligans that plays worldwide on Netflix.
Both “Ultras” and “Lovely Boy” were lead produced by Rome’s Indigo Film, best known as the shingle behind Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar-winning “The Great Beauty.”
The Rome-set pic tells the story of Nic, aka Lovely Boy, a talented trapper who has a tattoo on his face and performs in tandem with his friend Borneo la Xxg. As their popularity rises he gets sucked into a spiral of drugs and self-destruction and swiftly reaches breaking point. The only way he can come to terms with...
- 9/9/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Italian sales company True Colours has secured a seven-title slate of pics premiering in Venice across various sections, including Mario Martone’s competition entry “The King of Laughter” and high-profile doc “Django and Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained,” in which Quentin Tarantino talks about the influential Spaghetti Westerns director.
Martone (“Capri Revolution”), who is a Lido aficionado, will once again vye for the Golden Lion with “King of Laughter,” a drama about Neapolitan theatre luminary Edoardo Scarpetta, played by Toni Servillo (“The Great Beauty”). Italy’s 01 Distribution will release the film in Italian theaters in September.
Another Venice competition title that True Colours is handling –– in this case in tandem with Rai Com –– is “Freaks Out,” the new genre-bender by Gabriele Mainetti, known for off-kilter 2016 superhero pic “They Call Me Jeeg.” Mainetti’s latest is set in 1943 Rome where four “freaks” who work in a circus are left to their...
Martone (“Capri Revolution”), who is a Lido aficionado, will once again vye for the Golden Lion with “King of Laughter,” a drama about Neapolitan theatre luminary Edoardo Scarpetta, played by Toni Servillo (“The Great Beauty”). Italy’s 01 Distribution will release the film in Italian theaters in September.
Another Venice competition title that True Colours is handling –– in this case in tandem with Rai Com –– is “Freaks Out,” the new genre-bender by Gabriele Mainetti, known for off-kilter 2016 superhero pic “They Call Me Jeeg.” Mainetti’s latest is set in 1943 Rome where four “freaks” who work in a circus are left to their...
- 7/29/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
“Madeleine Collins,” the buzzy psychological drama directed by France’s Antoine Barraud (“Portrait of the Artist”) and toplined by popular Belgian actress Virginie Efira who plays the lesbian nun in Paul Verhoeven’s “Benedetta,” is among ten competition titles set to launch from the Venice Film Festival’s independently run Venice Days section.
The Venice section modeled around the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight is largely made up of international first works this year. All entries are world premieres.
Besides “Madeleine” in which Efira (pictured) plays a woman who leads a double life –– and which also features Nadav Lapid, who is also the Israeli director of “Synonyms” and also Jacqueline Bisset –– the three other pics competing in Venice Days that are not first works are: the drama “Private Desert,” by Brazilian director Aly Muritiba (“Rust”) that is centered around a 40-year-old-cop’s Internet love interest who goes missing; “Dusk Stone,” by Argentina...
The Venice section modeled around the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight is largely made up of international first works this year. All entries are world premieres.
Besides “Madeleine” in which Efira (pictured) plays a woman who leads a double life –– and which also features Nadav Lapid, who is also the Israeli director of “Synonyms” and also Jacqueline Bisset –– the three other pics competing in Venice Days that are not first works are: the drama “Private Desert,” by Brazilian director Aly Muritiba (“Rust”) that is centered around a 40-year-old-cop’s Internet love interest who goes missing; “Dusk Stone,” by Argentina...
- 7/28/2021
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
’Shen Kong’ to open sidebar’s 18th edition.
Venice’s Giornate degli Autori, under the stewardship of Gaia Furrer, has announced its official selection for its 18th anniversary edition.
To mark the anniversary, the Venice sidebar will move from its traditional location at the Villa degli Autori to new headquarters in Casa degli Autori.
The selection includes Egyptian journalist Dina Amer’s debut You Resemble Me (Tu Me Ressembles), on which Spike Lee and Spike Jonze serve as executive producers.
Giornate degli Autori will take place during the Venice Film Festival from September 1-11, with a pre-opening event on August 31.
Competition Shen Kong (Mac), dir.
Venice’s Giornate degli Autori, under the stewardship of Gaia Furrer, has announced its official selection for its 18th anniversary edition.
To mark the anniversary, the Venice sidebar will move from its traditional location at the Villa degli Autori to new headquarters in Casa degli Autori.
The selection includes Egyptian journalist Dina Amer’s debut You Resemble Me (Tu Me Ressembles), on which Spike Lee and Spike Jonze serve as executive producers.
Giornate degli Autori will take place during the Venice Film Festival from September 1-11, with a pre-opening event on August 31.
Competition Shen Kong (Mac), dir.
- 7/28/2021
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Andrea Carpenzano plays a trap music star sucked into a spiral of self-destruction in the second film from the Italian director. Sky has announced the beginning of filming, between Rome and the Trentino-Alto Adige region, on Lovely Boy, the second film from Francesco Lettieri after Ultras, which was released on Netflix in March 2020. The new Sky Original film is produced by Indigo Film in co-production with Vision Distribution and Sky, with support from the Alto Adige Film Commission, and will premiere on Sky and Now. A director of music videos for artists such as Liberato, Calcutta and Thegiornalisti, in Lovely Boy, Francesco Lettieri tells the story of the rise and fall of a star of trap music. The lead actor is Andrea Carpenzano, who was noted in 2018 for his appearance in Boys Cry, the debut from the brothers Damiano and Fabio D’Innocenzo, and who later confirmed his talent...
Three fiction features and one documentary will benefit from the support of Italy's Idm Film Fund & Commission, including works co-produced by Switzerland, Croatia, Bosnia and Germany. Four projects have been awarded support by the Idm Alto Adige Film Fund & Commission during its first 2021 call. These consist of three fiction feature films and one documentary, all presented by Italian production companies, of which two are co-produced by Switzerland and one is co-produced by Croatia, Bosnia and Germany. Forty-eight days of filming are scheduled in the Alto Adige region in relation to these works. The first lucky title is Lovely Boy, a second film by Francesco Lettieri (Ultras) which tells of the meteoric rise and equally dramatic fall of Roman trap scene star Niccolò. Indigo Film are producing the picture. Another project on the receiving end of support is Samuel Perriard’s Im Fallen, produced by Bolzano-based firm Helios Sustainable...
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