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Johnny Depp finding purpose as a troubled genius in ‘Minamata’

Actor Johnny Depp [Photo: REUTERS/Annegret Hilse]

A broken, washed-up genius is roused from drink-sodden seclusion for one last flaring of creative brilliance: actor Johnny Depp hinted that at some level he was able to identify with legendary photographer W Eugene Smith, whom he plays in his latest film.

Speaking before Friday’s premiere of “Minamata”, Depp, who has talked frankly of his own struggles with drink and drugs through successive marriages, described his admiration for a man who had to conquer his own demons in order to create his art.

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