Film
Final Portrait (15)
Dir. Stanley Tucci, UK, 2017, 90 mins. Cast. Geoffrey Rush, Armie Hammer, Clemence Poesy, Tony Salhoub.
Paris, 1964. Alberto Giacometti (Rush) is living a rather dissolute existence defined by bouts of drinking, womanising, and painting. Keeping a close eye on him is his artist brother, Diego (Shalhoub), who also loosely handles his financial arrangements (piles of money under a bed). In town from New York, James Lord (Hammer), Giacometti’s biographer agrees to sit for a portrait. A friendship of sorts ensues. Actor Stanley Tucci’s fifth stint behind the camera is a well-observed look at the artistic process and the destructive nature of artists.
Paris, 1964. Alberto Giacometti (Rush) is living a rather dissolute existence defined by bouts of drinking, womanising, and painting. Keeping a close eye on him is his artist brother, Diego (Shalhoub), who also loosely handles his financial arrangements (piles of money under a bed). In town from New York, James Lord (Hammer), Giacometti’s biographer agrees to sit for a portrait. A friendship of sorts ensues. Actor Stanley Tucci’s fifth stint behind the camera is a well-observed look at the artistic process and the destructive nature of artists.