Final Portrait

2017
15
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

6.2K

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Geoffrey Rush, Clémence Poésy, and Armie Hammer in Final Portrait (2017)

The story of the touching and offbeat friendship between American writer and art-lover James Lord and Alberto Giacometti, as seen through Lord's eyes and revealing unique insight into the beauty, frustration, profundity and sometimes the chaos of the artistic process.

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Biography Comedy Drama

The story of Swiss painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti.The story of Swiss painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti.The story of Swiss painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

6.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

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Final Portrait: Why Are We Here?

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Trivia
London doubled for Paris in the film because they couldn't afford to film in Paris. Filming took place over a week and a half and CGI was used to make it look like Paris. According to Tucci, it was cheaper for a small film to use CGI than to visit the real location.

Quotes
[first lines]
James Lord: [narrating] In 1964, I was a young writer living in Paris. I had written a few articles about Alberto Giacometti, who was one of the most accomplished and respected artists of his generation. I had become good friends with Giacometti and his brother, Diego. And one day, after an exhibition, he asked me to sit for a portrait. He told me it would take no longer than two to three hours. An afternoon at the most.

Connections
Featured in Conan: Armie Hammer/Nick Swardson (2018)

Soundtracks
Jazz à Gogo
Music by Alain Goraguer
Lyrics by Robert Gall
Published by Editions Bagatelle / EMI Music Publishing Ltd
Performed by France Gall
Courtesy of Polydor Records (France)
Under licence from Universal Music Operations Ltd

Interesting for artists but not a lot of story

Luckily this movie isn't that long because there isn't that much story. But nevertheless it's interesting for a look a the creative process of one of the most famous sculptors in the world. This isn't a sweeping biopic of the artist's life just a segment.

Geoffrey Rush is effective as the sculptor trying to paint a painting and starting over and over again. His subject is an art critic played by Armie Hammer who looks elegant as he poses in his suits. Clemence Poesy plays a prostitute mistress of Giacometti.

Worth a watch if you are interested in Giacometti.