Final Portrait

"The search for perfection never ends"

Mar 23 2018 R 1h 30m
Biography, Comedy, Drama

Paris, 1964. The Swiss sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti, one of the most accomplished and respected artists of his generation, asks his friend, the American writer James Lord, to sit for a portrait, assuring him that it will take no longer than two or three hours, an afternoon at the most.

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Plot

In 1964, while on a short trip to Paris, the American writer and art-lover James Lord (Armie Hammer) is asked by his friend, the world-renowned artist Alberto Giacometti (Geoffrey Rush), to sit for a portrait. The process, Giacometti assures Lord, will take only a few days. Flattered and intrigued, Lord agrees. So begins not only the story of an offbeat friendship, but, seen through the eyes of Lord, an insight into the beauty, frustration, profundity and, at times, downright chaos of the artistic process. FINAL PORTRAIT is a portrait of a genius, and of a friendship between two men who are utterly different, yet increasingly bonded through a single, ever-evolving act of creativity. It is a film which shines a light on the artistic process itself, by turns exhilarating, exasperating and bewildering, questioning whether the gift of a great artist is a blessing or a curse.

Written by

Stanley Tucci, James Lord

Directed by

Stanley Tucci

Cast

Geoffrey Rush, Armie Hammer, Tony Shalhoub

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom, United States of America

Production Companies

Potboiler Productions, Olive Productions, Arsam International, Riverstone Pictures, HanWay Films, Lowsun Productions

Languages

Italiano, Français, English

Awards

1 nomination

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# of Votes
6,308
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
70
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