Final Portrait

This is one of my favorite movies. It belongs inside the top 100 films in my personal list.

Silence. Mild Raunchiness.

I can't confirm Rush's portrayal is accurate but I'll defer to his professionalism and personal research. I have read a bio on Giacometti and this film touches on some moments that really stuck in my mind from the book so they were great to see on the screen.

I loved this movie. First of all, it deals with a topic I had no knowledge about, this intersection of the lives of Alberto Giacometti and journalist James Lord.

I figured that by the end of the picture something would happen to explain why this story was being told, what the protagonist would have revealed to him other than an onslaught of schmoozing, name-dropping and "posing" (pun intended). Instead it pretty much follows as it began, with celebrities (We'll take their word for it) of the early Sixties enjoying pleasant conversations about this or that for the sake of saying "I know famous people.

The time is 1964. The place is Paris.

If you enjoy watching paint dry this is your film.

I managed to watch this movie at home on DVD from my public library. My wife watched the trailer and decided it was not her type of movie.