Amedeo Modigliani's recognition came only after his death. His short life was so unusual and tragic that it reads more like a movie script than the true story of a French artist of Italian descent. During his 35 years, he not only established himself as an artist but also gave rise to numerous myths, which his daughter Jeanne attempts to debunk, beginning her father's biography from the very beginning—the history of the Modigliani family. The multifaceted personality of the 'great Modigliani' is revealed even more fully in the memoirs of his friends and contemporaries.