The search for perfection never ends
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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Intimate, prestige, contemplative and classical in form.
- intimateepic
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
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Cast
- Geoffrey RushAlberto Giacometti
- Armie HammerJames Lord
- Clémence PoésyCaroline
- Tony ShalhoubDiego Giacometti
- Sylvie TestudAnnette Giacometti
- James FaulknerPierre Matisse
- Kerry ShaleClaude Martineau
- Annabel MullionAnne-Marie Frenaud
- Tim DreisdenCafé Waiter
- Takatsuna MukaiAnnette's Lover
Crew
- Stanley TucciDirector
- Stanley TucciScreenplay
- Danny CohenDirector of Photography
- Evan LurieOriginal Music Composer
- Camilla TonioloEditor
- Gail EganProducer
- Nik BowerProducer
- Ilann GirardProducer
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