Of alberto giacometti, playing diego giacometti. This is a story that i didnt know and a story that Stanley Tucci, strolling along in paris 25 years ago in one of the bouquinistes along the seine, and picked up this memoir of this American Writer called james lord, whod sat for giacometti in his final days in paris. This is what the story is based on. James lord himself, its his memoir, and played by actor armie hammer, who is the very patient subject of giacometti, who, if you know his work, and there is an exhibition currently at the tate, i do urge you to see that, it does feature a lot of the work. He got very famous for the whittled down sculptures, trying to get to the essence of humanity in an absurd world. Stanley tucci being the impish character actor that he is doesnt really concentrate on the dark heart of the work, more the struggle of the artist and the pain that it is to sit for that artist because he cant make up his mind when his work is finished, if ever. So here is ar
He got very famous for the whittled down sculptures, trying to get to the essence of humanity in an absurd world. Stanley tucci being the impish character actor that he is doesnt really concentrate on the dark heart of the work, more the struggle of the artist and the pain that it is to sit for that artist because he cant make up his mind when his work is finished, if ever. So here is armie hammer playing james lord trying to work out how long he should book his vacation for. The end of the week. Yeah. 0h, isee. I could change it again. I would like to know, you know, how many days do you need . Oh, i dont know, i think it would be great to work for another week. A week . A week, yes, i think a week would be good. A week is fine. I canjust move my flight next wednesday. Would that. Wednesday. Yes, when state is fine. Lets say wednesday. 0k, good. But then. What . Theres no question of the portrait ever being finished so. No, of course. Thats the great geoffrey rush, of course. It is. S
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Here is a clip. Very intense, isnt it . It is, and you see from that, single shot, basically one shot per scene. What i love about this is, its a Perfect Blend of the personal and the political. On one hand, its a story about a father and a daughter, on the other hand its a story that social corruption is everywhere. Every conversation is, ooh, that buildings being going on for ages, yes it will be a backroom deal, well, isnt everything . Its a film in which the personalities of the characters completely draw you in, and you believe in their personal stories, but you also understand it is telling a wider story, about what it means to grow up in a society in which everything seems to be sort of slightly on the wrong side of completely honest. As is so brilliant with this director, what he manages to do is get that point across, but never sounds hectoring, you never feel like what youre watching is a political statement. What you feel youre watching is a really intense drama in which the