Following its premiere screenings at the NZ International Film Festival, Final Portrait returns to NZ cinemas from October 5.
Final Portrait is a snapshot of 2 weeks in the life of Swiss painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti as he paints the portrait of his friend and writer, James Lord. This is a character study from Director Stanley Tucci of the famous artist who is portrayed with an incredible performance from Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush.
In 1964, while on a short trip to Paris, the American writer and art-lover James Lord is asked by his friend, the world-renowned artist Alberto Giacometti, 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 a touching and offbeat friendship, but, seen through the eyes of Lord, a uniquely revealing insight into the beauty, frustration, profundity and, at times, downright chaos of the artistic process. Final Portrait is a bewitching 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.
Following its premiere screenings at the NZ International Film Festival, Final Portrait returns to NZ cinemas from October 5.
Final Portrait is a snapshot of 2 weeks in the life of Swiss painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti as he paints the portrait of his friend and writer, James Lord. This is a character study from Director Stanley Tucci of the famous artist who is portrayed with an incredible performance from Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush.
In 1964, while on a short trip to Paris, the American writer and art-lover James Lord is asked by his friend, the world-renowned artist Alberto Giacometti, 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 a touching and offbeat friendship, but, seen through the eyes of Lord, a uniquely revealing insight into the beauty, frustration, profundity and, at times, downright chaos of the artistic process. Final Portrait is a bewitching 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 and Directed by Stanley Tucci and starring Armie Hammer, Geoffrey Rush and Clémence Poésy
Final Portrait is in NZ cinemas on October 5.
Rated M Nudity, offensive language & sexual content.
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