Final Portrait (2017)

The story of Swiss painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti.

Director:

Stanley Tucci

Writers:

Stanley Tucci, James Lord (based on "A Giacometti Portrait" by)

Stars:

Geoffrey Rush, Armie Hammer, Tony Shalhoub

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Geoffrey Rush	...	Alberto Giacometti
Armie Hammer	...	James Lord
Tony Shalhoub	...	Diego Giacometti
Sylvie Testud	...	Annette Giacometti
Clémence Poésy	...	Caroline
James Faulkner	...	Pierre Matisse
Kerry Shale	...	Claude Martineau
Annabel Mullion	...	Anne-Marie Frenaud
Tim Dreisden	...	Café Waiter
Takatsuna Mukai	...	Annette's Lover
Philippe Spall	...	Pimp
Gaspard Caens	...	Pimp

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

sculptor | painter | brother brother relationship | painting a portrait | sculpture | 

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Taglines:

The search for perfection never ends

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Genres:

Biography | Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some sexual references and nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first film Stanley Tucci directed which he did not act in.

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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.

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Connections

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

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Soundtracks

Attraction
Written by Ali Boudrahem, Benedicte Grimault, Jean-Francois Jeannin, David Lewis and Manohisoa Razanajato
Published by Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd
Performed by Paris Combo
Courtesy of Polydor Records (France)
Under licence from Universal Music Operations Ltd

User Reviews

Here we go, again and again...

I wanted to see this movie because I like Geoffrey Rush and Tony Shalhoub. I'd never seen a movie directed by Stanley Tucci, either, so that interested me. I took myself to see this, and expected a semi-art house flick. This was... OK, in my opinion. Here's why:

The Good: The acting is good, which means the directing was good. Well acted and directed in my opinion.

The Bad: There's a bit more than the good, unfortunately. The scenes get a little repetitive after a while, there's a dark color tone to the film that takes a little while to get used to, and I don't feel like you really have a reason to care about the characters. You get left in the dark, just kind of wondering what's taking so long for this man to finish the portrait. He's all over the place. Sometimes studying his drawing, sometimes carousing his mistress, sometimes cursing up a storm. It's an odd situation, watching this film. I didn't dislike it, as some of the other patrons in my theater did, but I don't see a reason to revisit it. So... I'll give it 5/10.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Germany]

Country:

UK

Language:

English French Italian

Release Date:

23 March 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Final Portrait

Filming Locations:

Ruby's Bar & Lounge, 76 Stoke Newington Road, London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$25,472, 25 March 2018

Gross USA:

$461,972

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,677,835

Company Credits

Production Co:

Potboiler Productions, Riverstone Pictures, Olive Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1