Johnny Depp directing film about Jewish Italian painter Modigliani

Depp's new film will chronicle the life of the artist whose portraits and sculptures of Parisian women made him the toast of the early 20th century art world.

Actor Johnny Depp poses on a Cadillac before presenting his film The Libertine, at Cinemageddon at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival in Britain, June 22, 2017.

(photo credit: DYLAN MARTINEZ/REUTERS)

ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

AUGUST 17, 2022 04:39

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