An uncanny likeness of the two leads to the characters they are playing and a beautifully modulated insight into the painting process itself within the artist’s studio are the highlights of actor Stanley Tucci’s paean to artist Alberto Giacometti.
Tucci has chosen to restrict that process to the two weeks in 1964 it takes Giacometti (a nervous, full-of-energy but profoundly annoying Geoffrey Rush) to paint the portrait of American writer, James Lord (a suitably waspish Armie Hammer).
The result is well-made but less-than-satisfying as the material (unlike Giacometti’s paint) is spread a little too thinly.
Rating: 54%
Director: Stanley Tucci (Big Night, Blind Date)
Writer: Stanley Tucci (Big Night, Blind Date) – based on the book by James Lord
Main cast: Geoffrey Rush (Shine, Pirates of the Caribbean), Armie Hammer (The Social Network, Nocturnal Animals)
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