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The search for perfection never ends - Final Portrait
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Title: Final Portrait

Release Date: 3 Aug 2017

Runtime: 1h 27m

Genre: History, Drama

Director: Potboiler Productions, Olive Productions, Arsam International, Lowsun Productions, Riverstone Pictures, HanWay Films

Production Companies: Potboiler Productions, Olive Productions, Arsam International, Lowsun Productions, Riverstone Pictures, HanWay Films

Overview: Paris, 1964. The Swiss sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti, one of the most accomplished and respected artists of his generation, asks his friend, the American writer James Lord, to sit for a portrait, assuring him that it will take no longer than two or three hours, an afternoon at the most.

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Average Vote: 6.1 (172 votes)

Cast

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