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Final Portrait

Synopsis

Paris, 1964. Alberto Giacometti, the celebrated artist, bumps into his old friend, a respected American critic, James Lord, and suggests that he sit for a portrait because he has an interesting face. Lord is flattered by the request, but as the days go by and turn into weeks and weeks seemingly with no end in sight, he realises his entire life has been hijacked by the erratic genius. The portrait continues to ebb and flow. Veering between frustration and joy, Lord ultimately sees logic in the artist's chaotic mind and witnesses Giacometti complete one of his last masterpieces.
Official Selection Berlinale 2017 - Out of Competition - World premiere

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Features
Running time
90 mins
Director
Stanley Tucci
Producer
Gail Egan, Nik Bower, Ilan Girard
Executive Producer
Deepak Nayar, Fred Hogge, Ted Blumberg
Editor
Camilla Toniolo
Screenwriter
Stanley Tucci (screenplay), James Lord (nonfiction book)
Director of Photography
Danny Cohen
Production Designer
James Merifield
Principal cast
Geoffrey Rush, Armie Hammer, Sylvie Testud, Clémence Poésy, Tony Shalhoub, James Faulkner

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Potboiler Productions (UK), Riverstone Pictures (UK), Olive Productions (US), Lowsun Productions (UK), Arsam International (FR)

Potboiler Productions

9 Greek Street
London
W1D 4DQ

Riverstone Pictures

72 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QF

Sales Company

HanWay Films (World sales excluding US)

24 Hanway Street
London
W1T 1UH

Creative Artists Agency/ CAA (US sales)

2000 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles
CA 90067
USA

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