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FINALPORTRAIT

DirectedbyStanleyTucci/Incinemas5October,2017

StarringGEOFFREYRUSH,ARMIEHAMMERandCLÉMENCEPOÉSY

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FINALPORTRAIT

“That'stheterriblething:themoreoneworksonapicture,

Themoreimpossibleitbecomestofinishit.”AlbertoGiacometti

WrittenandDirectedBy

StanleyTucci

AdaptedfromJamesLord’smemoir‘AGiacomettiPortrait’

Starring

GeoffreyRush

ArmieHammer

TonyShalhoub

SylvieTestud

ClémencePoésy

PRODUCERSGailEgan,NikBower,IlannGirard

PRODUCTIONDESIGNERJamesMerifield

DIRECTOROFPHOTOGRAPHYDannyCohen

COSTUMEDESIGNERLizaBracey

HAIR&MAKE-UPDESIGNERCatherineScoble

EDITORCamillaToniolo

MUSICEvanLurie

CASTINGNinaGold

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In1964,whileonashorttriptoParis,theAmericanwriterandart-loverJamesLordisaskedbyhis

friend,theworld-renownedartistAlbertoGiacometti,tositforaportrait.Theprocess,Giacometti

assuresLord,willtakeonlyafewdays.Flatteredandintrigued,Lordagrees.

Sobeginsnotonlythestoryofatouchingandoffbeatfriendship,but,seenthroughtheeyesofLord,a

uniquelyrevealinginsightintothebeauty,frustration,profundityand,attimes,downrightchaosofthe

artisticprocess.

FINALPORTRAITisabewitchingportraitofagenius,andofafriendshipbetweentwomenwhoare

utterlydifferent,yetincreasinglybondedthroughasingle,ever-evolvingactofcreativity.Itisafilm

whichshinesalightontheartisticprocessitself,byturnsexhilarating,exasperatingandbewildering,

questioningwhetherthegiftofagreatartistisablessingoracurse.

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ShortSynopsis

In1964,whileonashorttriptoParis,theAmericanwriterandart-loverJamesLordisaskedbyhis

friend,theworld-renownedartistAlbertoGiacometti,tositforaportrait.Theprocess,Giacometti

assuresLord,willtakeonlyafewdays.Flatteredandintrigued,Lordagrees.

Sobeginsnotonlythestoryofatouchingandoffbeatfriendship,but,seenthroughtheeyesofLord,a

uniquelyrevealinginsightintothebeauty,frustration,profundityand,attimes,downrightchaosofthe

artisticprocess.FINALPORTRAITisabewitchingportraitofagenius,andofafriendshipbetweentwo

menwhoareutterlydifferent,yetincreasinglybondedthroughasingle,ever-evolvingactofcreativity.

Itisafilmwhichshinesalightontheartisticprocessitself,byturnsexhilarating,exasperatingand

bewildering,questioningwhetherthegiftofagreatartistisablessingoracurse.

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LongSynopsis

Itis1964andoutsideaParisartgallery,thedishevelled64yearoldAlbertoGiacometti(GeoffreyRush)

haswalkedoutofhisownexhibitionopening.HisAmericanfriend,theconvivialandimpeccablyturned

out40-somethingJamesLord(ArmieHammer)comestofindhim.

GiacomettimusesthatLordhasneverposedforhim.AlthoughLordsayshehastoleaveforNewYorkin

acoupleofdays,GiacomettireassureshimthatitwillbequicksoLordagreestositforaportrait.

LordarrivesatGiacometti’sramshacklestudiowithitsadjoiningbedroomandricketystaircase,all

leadingoffaclutteredcourtyard.AnnetteArm(SylvieTestud),Giacometti’stiredlookingthoughmuch

youngerwifegreetsLordwarmly.Giacomettiworksonasculpturebutlamentstohisbrotherandright

handman,Diego(TonyShalhoub)thatthepieceisamiserablefailure.

GiacomettistartsworkontheportraitbuttellsLordthathewillneverbeabletopainthimashesees

him.Healsoissuestheominouswarningthatitisimpossibletofinishaportrait.Lordremindshimthat

hehasaflighttocatch,buttheartistreassureshim.

Caroline(ClémencePoésy),aprostitutewhoisGiacometti’slover,museandmodelarrivesandLord

smilesasthepairkissandgiggle.LordseesthatAnnetteisalsowatching.Giacomettihasbeenopenly

havinganaffairforfouryears.

Lordwritesanaccountofallthatgoeson.GiacomettiandCarolinegoouttohavefunwithfriendsand

drinkwineintheirlocalrestaurantbeforefallingintobedtogether.Giacomettithengetsupandreturns

tohisstudiotoworkthroughthenight.Asdaybreaks,hecrawlsintobednexttohiswifeandturnsthe

lighton,asheisafraidofthedark.Thisishisroutine.

Thefollowingday,anunseasonablywarmMarchmorning,LordmeetsGiacomettiwhoistellinghis

dealerthathewillneversellhislatestportrait.HeplanstogiveittoLord.Backbehindthecanvas,

Giacomettistartstoshowthefirstsignsoffrustration.Heexclaimsthatitisimpossibletogetthe

portraitright.Hewillneedanextradayortwo.Lordisleftwithnochoicebuttochangehisflight.He

can’tunderstandhowGiacometticandoubthisabilitysogreatly,especiallyashebecomesevermore

successful.Theartistrespondsthatthereisnobetterbreedinggroundfordoubtthansuccess.Hefeels

thateverythinghehaseverexhibitedhasbeenunfinished–it’simpossibleforhimevertobesatisfied.

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Diegoarrivesfromthegallerywithahugebundleofcash.Giacomettipeelsoffsomenotesforhis

brother,asmalleramountforhimselfandheasksLordtohelphimfindahidingplacetherest.

LordwitnessesGiacomettidoingbusinesswithadealer,tradingsomeofhisnewworkforhisold

drawings,atransactionthatsurprisesLord,buttheartistcan’tletgoofhisoriginalworks,andtheart

worldloveshismostrecentwhichtheyseeasiconic.Ashepaints,Giacomettigetsmorefrustratedand

exclaimsthathedoesn’tevenknowifheshouldcontinue.

ThetwogoouttoeatwithAnnette,butonceintherestaurant,GiacomettiseesCarolineanddisappears

tositwithher,muchtoLord’sdiscomfort.Annetteisusedtobeingabandonedbutsheishurtand

leaves.

Dayfourand,whilstLordfeelsthepaintingisgoingwell,Giacomettisayshesimplycannotreproduce

whathesees.Giacomettisayshejustneedsanotherweek.Lordchangeshisflightagain.

AnnetteisinherbedroomwithIsakuYanaihara,aJapanesefriendwhohadmodelledforGiacometti

andwhotheartistencouragedintoanaffairwithhiswife.Meanwhile,Carolineisinthestudiocajoling

Giacomettiintobuyingheranexpensivecar.Muchtoherdelight,finallyheagrees.

DiegotellsLordhow,asaboy,heusedtolovewatchinghisbrotherandfathersculptingtogether.He

didn’tchoosetojointhemashewashappiergettingintomischief.Lordsayshewasthesame,busy

beingthrownoutofvariousinstitutions.

Giacomettiburstsin,violentlyrippingupdrawings.Hehasbeentoseealithographerabouttransferring

hisartontostone,buthehasbeentoldthatthepaperistoooldforthisprocesstowork.Lordtriesto

savethedrawings,someofwhichhavebeenincludedaccidentally.Diegojustwatches;heisusedtothis

tumultuousbehaviour.Later,DiegopresentsLordwithoneofhisownsculpturesandexplainsthat

Carolinehasgonemissing,whichexplainstheartist’sparticularlycrazybehaviour.

GiacomettiturnstoAnnettetomodelforhim,inthefreezingcoldstudio,butshedoesn’tpleasehim.In

herfrustration,Annettedespairsthatshegiveshimeverythingbuthegiveshernothing.Hedoesn’t

understandwhatmoreshecouldpossiblywantfor,beyondaroofoverherhead.Butforherthisisnot

thehome,northatmarriage,thatshelongsfor,plussheseeshimgivingallofhismoneytoCaroline.In

response,hethrowssomecashatherbeforestormingouttosearchthestreetsforhislover.

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CarolinereappearsassuddenlyasshedisappearedandthedelicatebalanceofGiacometti’slifeis

restored.

Lordisonthephonejustifyingtosomeonebackhomewhyhemustdelayhisreturnyetagain.Although

GiacomettiishappytohaveCarolineback,aftertwoweeksofposing,Lordseesthestrugglethat

Giacomettifacestoexpressinvisualtermstherealitythathesees.Theywalkthroughthestreets

togetherandtalkabouttheiracquaintancePicassoandthatartist’sowninsecurities.Theirnextsitting

goesevenmorebadlyandGiacomettihastostopbeforehedestroysthework.Lordlamentsthe

endlessnessoftheprocesstoDiego,whoempathiseswithhisbrotherbutadvisesthatLordshouldnot

changehisflightagainandshouldinsteadsetadeadline.

Annettehasusedhermoneytobuyanewdress.Herhusbandhaspromisedtotakehertotheopening

nightofChagall’sceilingattheOperaHouse.Carolinejubilantlyscreechesupinherbeautifulnew

convertiblecar.SheinsistsontakingLordandGiacomettiforawhiteknuckledrivethatbothamuses

andterrifiesthetwomen.

Giacomettifallsillandcan’ttakeAnnettetotheOperahouse.Shecaresforhimthroughhissickness,

whilstCaroline’spimpsmakesurethatsheiskeptbusywithotherclients.Onceherecovers,Giacometti

hasanewleaseoflifeandheagreestofinishthepaintinginfourmoresittings.

Hisstudiohasbeenransacked,whichDiegotellsLordisawarningfromthepimps.Lordaccompanies

Giacomettitoameetingwiththesemenwherehepaysthemoff,nonchalantlygivingthemwaymore

moneythantheyhavedemandedforCaroline’sservices:bothposingandforsex.

WhenGiacomettireturnstohisportrait,hebecomesmoredejectedand,seizingalargebrush,he

obliteratesthepainting,sayingheis“undoing”it.Lordsayshehadthoughtitlookedverygood,butthis

onlyreinforcesGiacometti’sintent.

Theyworkonthepaintingforthreemoredaysandattheendofeverysession,Giacomettireachesfor

thebrushandwipesouteverythinghehasachieved.Lordchangeshisflightonceagainbutthentells

Diegohehasaplan;Lordhasnoticedapatternintheartist’sbehaviourandhasmadeuphismindto

stoptheworkwhenhesensesGiacomettitobeathismostpositiveandbeforethebigbrushcomes

out.Atthenextsitting,Lordimplementstheplan,leapingupattheexactmomentanddeclaringthe

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paintingtobethebestithaseverbeen.Giacomettiistakenbysurpriseandconcursthatthiscouldbe

thebeginningofsomething,butLordbrightlyinsiststhatno,itistheend.HewillleaveParisthevery

nextday.Hecheerfullyproclaimsthatithasbeenhisverygreathonourtositfortheartist.

LordandGiacomettitakeafinalwalktogether,Giacomettiinsistingthathisgoodfriendmustcome

backtoParissothattheycancontinuetheirworkastheyhavemade“some”progress.

However,thisistobetheirlastmeeting;Giacomettidiesashorttimelater,havingwrittentoLordto

tellhimhowmuchhehadenjoyedtheirtimetogether.Giacometti’sfinalportraitispackedupand

shippedofftoanexhibitioninNewYork.

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ProductionStory

GailEganproducedFINALPORTRAITforPotboilerProductions,alongsideNikBowerforRiverstone

PicturesandIlannGirardforArsamInternational.ShecametotheprojectwhenStanleyTuccishowed

herthescreenplaythathehadwritten,adaptedfromamemoirwrittenbyJamesLord,‘AGiacometti

Portrait’.

ThememoirfeaturesthelastmeetingbetweenAlbertoGiacomettiandJamesLord,ayounger,wealthy

AmericanwhohadbefriendedtheartistononeofhisregulartripstoParis.Thetwohadbeenfriends

forovertenyearswhenGiacomettiaskedLordifhewouldsitforhiminwhatwastobecomehisfinal

portrait.Giacomettipromiseditwouldonlytakeanafternoonbutthesittinglastedforanintense18

sessions.TheprocessendedonlywhenLordconvincedGiacomettithathecouldaddnomore,nortake

anythingawayfromthisparticularcanvas.GiacomettigavetheportraittoLordashehadpromised.He

wantedtopaintanotherbuthediedtwoyearslater,andthetwomenwerenevertomeetagain.The

paintingwassoldin1990forover$20,000,000.

GiacomettiwasafavouriteartistofEgan’sandwhenshediscoveredthatGeoffreyRushwasalready

attachedtoplaythelead,sheeagerlyreadthescript.Assheremembers,“Itwasbeautifullywrittenand

seemedtometocapturetheessenceofwhatitistobeanartist.IloveditandaskedStanleyifIcould

comeonboardtohelphimmakeit.”

Therestofthecastwasbroughttogetherbycastingdirector,NinaGold,includingArmieHammer,who

seemedperfecttoplayLord(if,Tucciwasconcerned,hewasalittletoogoodlooking).Egan

remembers:“ArmieseemedliketheperfectfoilforGeoffrey’sGiacometti.HeandStanleymetandthat

wasthat;Armiewasin.”Shecontinues,“StanleyverymuchwantedAnnetteandCarolinetobeplayed

byFrenchactresses.WewereincrediblyluckythatSylvieTestudandClémencePoésybothreadand

lovedthescript,andagreedtojoinus.”TestudtakestheroleofAnnette,Giacometti’slongsuffering

wife,andPoésy,theprostitutewhobecameGiacometti’smuse,obsessionandlover.

TonyShalhoubwasTucci’sfirstchoiceforDiego.Eganexplains,“Ididn'tknowTonyandhadsuggested

toStanleythatheshouldplayDiego.ButStanleystoodfirmonnotwantingtoactinthefilmbutto

concentrateondirecting.”Sheconcludes,“RightfromtheverybeginningStanleywantedTonyandof

coursehewascompletelyright;Tonywaswonderful.”

Onthecrew,Eganagainbelievesthattheywereveryfortunate,assheexplains,“Wewereincredibly

luckythatsuchatalentedcrewwereavailabletous.I’msureitwasdowntoStanley’scharmandthe

beautifulscript.

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ThefilmwasshotoveronlyfourweeksatTwickenhamStudiosandonlocationaroundLondon,which

stoodinforinforParisin1964.AkeypartofmakingthefilmworkwasrecreatingGiacometti’sstudio,

wheremostoftheactiontakesplace.Thiswasfilmedonaset,createdbyProductionDesignerJames

Merifield,ratherthanarealstudiobeingusedasthelocation,whichmayhaveprovedacheaperoption.

Eganexplainsthatworkingonaset,“AllowedDirectorofPhotographyDannyCohenandPaul

McGeachan,theGaffer,todesignalightingrigthatmeantwecouldshootatanytimeofday.Wecould

haveclouds,sunshine,rainandmovetheactionfrommorningtoeveningtomorningagainatthepress

ofabutton;itwasgenius.”

Merifieldhadanumberofveryaccuratereferencesforthesetasmanyphotographsandfilmsofthe

studioexist,sohewasabletorecreatethespacewithgreataccuracy.Itwasmadealittlebiggerto

allowactorsandcrewtomovearound,butineveryotherwayitwasveryauthentic.“Itbecamevery

apparent,veryearlyon,thatthesetislikeanotheractor”,explainsMerifield.“It’sanotherleading

player.Ihopeitcomesacrossashavingapulsetoo.”

Whilstthefilmwasverymuchaboutthecharacters,theirrelationshipsandoneparticularworkofart,

therestoftheartworksshowninthebackgroundofthestudioneededtohaveadegreeofauthenticity.

FourartistsweretakenontorecreatethepaintingsandthesculptureswhichGiacomettiwouldhave

hadinhisstudioatthattime.TheGiacomettiFoundationwasverykeentoensurethehistorical

accuracyoftheartworksinthestudio.RepresentativestravelledovertothesetfromFranceand

workedwiththeartiststoensureauthenticity.

Havingestablishedthestudio,theproductionthenhadtofindcornersofLondonwheretheycould

realisticallyrecreatelocationsthatwouldworkas1960sParis.Merifieldandhisteamfoundrestaurants,

theatres,cafesandotherspacesalloverLondon,whichtogetherwithsomewellplacedperiodvehicles,

alongwithsomevisualeffects,meantthatLondoncouldpassconvincinglyforParis.

Thecostumeswerepivotalindefiningtheverydistinctcharacters.CostumeDesigner,LizaBracey

explainsthatinallthereferencestoGiacometti,heisalwaysseenwearingthesameuniformoftweed

jacket,shirt,tieandtrousers.AsBraceypointsout,“Hisclotheslooklikeheworethemallthetime;he

livedinthem.Hewasquiteshambolic,wornanddusty.”

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AlthoughtherearestrikingsimilaritiesbetweenRushandGiacometti’sappearance,intermsof

physiquetheyareverydifferent,andtheactorrequiredcostumestocompletethetransformation.

Braceyexplains,“He’stallandthin,andGiacomettiwasshortandwide,sowe’vepaddedhimandtried

togivehimwidertrousersandthingsjusttocompacthisstature.”

Physically,LordistheoppositeofGiacometti,beingimmaculatelyattired,thoughhehastowearthe

sameclothesallthewaythroughbecausethiswashisportraitoutfit.Thetensionbuildsbetweenthe

twomenasthepaintinggoesonandLord’slightcolouredtrousersstarttoshowthedirt.AsBraceyputs

it,Lordisfromaverydifferentworldtotheothercharacters,eventhough,asshestates,“bytheend

there’sdirtonhisclothe;theydon’treallybelonginthatstudio.”

Annettewhowhenshewasyoungerusedtolookverypretty,bythe1960shadbecomefrumpy.Bracey

continues,“It’sdifficulttomakeSylvieTestudfrumpy,butjustasthestudioandadjoiningliving

quarterslookcold,dirtyanduncomfortable;SylvieTestudendsupinlotsoflayersandbigwoollen

cardigans.Bycontrast,Carolinebringsawholenewdimensiontothecolourpalletofthefilm.Bracey

explains,“Shebringsyouthintoit,andlightness.”Shegoeson,“Everybodyelsehasgotfairlydark

clothes,andCarolineistheonlyonewhowearsabitofcolour.”Braceyconcludes,“She’sthelifeofit,

costumewise.”

Therewerenumerouschallengeswithbringingthisstorytothescreen,andonatightbudget,butthe

filmrisesabovethese.AsGailEganconcludes,“Whenyouhaveacastwhonevercomplainandcouldn't

domoretoaccommodate,andacrewwillingtogowayfurtherthantheextramile,anythingis

possible.”

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InterviewwithStanleyTucci(WriterandDirector)

Idon’tcareforbiopics.Idon’tknowhowyoucramsomebody’slifeintoanhourandahalfortwo

hours.Itjustbecomesanevent-drivenfilmwhereasthisisacharacter-drivenfilm.Andwehopefully

gleanasmuch,ifnotmore,aboutthepersonandhislifefromfocusingonthisveryfiniteperiodoftime.

I’veculleddifferentexperiencesandcircumstances,eventsfromGiacometti’slife,andputtheminto

thesetwoweekstocreatealifeinmicrocosmsothatyougetasenseofwhohewasinsideandoutside

ofthatstudio

I’mabigfanofGiacometti’swork.Ialwayshavebeen.Ibegantoreadaboutit,includingthisbook,‘A

GiacomettiPortrait’.Icarriedwithmefor25yearsorsomethinglikethat.

Iwrotethisfilmtenyearsago,ormore.Iamalwaysinterestedinthecreativeprocess:whyyoudo

whatyoudoasanartist,andalsotheartist’srelationshiptotheirworkandtosociety.Thatcreative

processisverywelldescribedbyLordandbyGiacomettiinthislittlebook.It’sarguablyoneofthebest

bookseverywrittenaboutthecreativeprocessandIthinkanybody,inanyartform-itshouldbelikea

bibleforthem.

Giacomettiwasoneofthemostarticulateartistsofhistime.Hewasalsoincrediblyfunny;hehada

greatsenseofirony.

GeoffreyRushisagreatactorandIalwaysadmiredhim.OfcoursewhenyoulookatGeoffreyyousee

distinctlythatthereisaresemblancetoGiacometti.Therewasstillafairamountwehadtodotoreally

gethimtolooklikeGiacomettibecausehisphysicalselfisdistinctlydifferentfromGiacometti,hisbody

isdifferent.Geoffreyisverythinandlanky,andGiacomettiwasshortandstockyandmuscular,sowe

workedthatout,andwealsobroadenedhisface.BecauseGeoffreyimmerseshimselfintocharacters

andisincrediblycharmingonscreen,andveryfunny,hewastheperfectperson.

ItwasveryhardtofindtherightpersonfortheroleofLord.EventuallysomeonementionedArmie

Hammer,andIrememberedseeinghiminacoupleofmoviesandlikinghim,andIthoughthewas

reallyperfectforit.Wetalkedandhelovedthescript.HehaddonealotofreallybigHollywoodmovies,

andIthinkhewasreadytodiveinanddoasmall,independentfilm.Andhewaswonderful.

TonyShalhoubisoneofthegreatestactorsever.IhaveadifficultyimaginingnotworkingwithTonyin

everyprojectthatIdo.He’ssogood.HeplayedmybrotherinBigNight;hewasinthesecondmovieI

directed[TheImposters];hecandonowrongasfarasI’mconcerned.Iloveworkingwithhim.We’ve

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doneplays,we’vedonemovies,we’vedoneTVstufftogether,andIdirectedhiminashowon

Broadway.He’sanextraordinaryactor,extraordinary.

SylvieTestudisanamazingactress,we’resoluckytohaveher.Annette[Giacometti’swife]isavery

hardroletocast.OfcoursewehadtohavesomeonewhospokefluentFrench,andshespeaksEnglish

verywell.She’ssotechnicallyadeptwithoutsacrificinganybitoftruth.Youcoulddoonetakewithher;

shewasincredible,almostlikeaforceofnature.Andshe’salsoveryfunny.

Giacomettineverwantedtogetmarried.HemetAnnetteduringthewarwhenhewaslivinginGeneva.

Shewasquiteabityoungerandtheyendedupfallinginlove;shehadabrightspiritandshemadehim

veryhappy,andshedotedonhim.ShemovedtoPariswithhim,andconvincedhimtomarryher,and

hedidn’twantto.Butheneverstoppedfrequentingbrothels,andseeingotherwomen.Hedidn’twant

thetrappingsofdomesticity;hewantedonlytodohiswork,andhewantedcompanionship,andhe

wantedsex;andtheywerecompletelyseparatethings,hecompartmentalisedallthosethings.Andthat

wasn’twhatshewanted,sothereweretheseconstantarguments.

ClémencePoésyisincredible!She’sagreatactressandshe’sjustsostunningyouneverwanttostop

lookingather.Herfaceissodifferentfromeveryangletoowhichmakesherevenmoreinteresting,and

shewasveryplayful.IwantedCaroline[Giacometti’smistress]tobringacompletelydifferentenergy

andbreakopenthiskindofquiet,almostsepulchre-likefeelingthatwasinthestudio.

GiacomettimetCarolinetowardstheendofhislife.Hecarriedonanaffairwithherforthreeorfour

years.AndCarolinebroughtakindofenergy,andbyallaccountsshewasveryfunnyandverybeautiful.

Andshewasdangerousbecauseshemovedinthisunderworldofgangstersandthieves,andheloved

allthat.Andhegavehersomuchmoney;heboughtthingsforherthathewouldneverbuyforhiswife.

HewasincrediblygenerouswitheveryoneexceptforhiswifeandAnnette,forsomereason,accepted

this.Theylivedthisverystrangelife.Heencouragedhiswifetohaverelationshipswithothermen,one

maninparticular,aJapanesefellow, IsakuYanaihara,whobecameafriendandwasoneofGiacometti’s

primarymodels.Tome,Ithinkheshould’vejustlethiswifego,andyetatthesametimeshewasn’t

interestedingoing.Sheneededitasmuchasheneededit.Thisissomekindofexistentialtorturethat

theywerebothinflictingoneachother.

GiacomettiandhisbrotherDiegowerealwaysgoodfriends.Theywereverydifferentinthesensethat

Giacomettiwasmuchmoredemonstrativeandworehisheartonhissleeve.Diegowasmoretaciturn

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andremoved;nobodyreallyknewalotabouthispersonallife.Hewasanartistinhisownright;hewas

clearlyverysmartandtalented.Heendedupmovinginwithhisbrotherandbecamehisright-handman

untilhisbrotherdied.Butinthemeantime,hewasmakinghisownart,whichwasmoredecorative;

theybothhaddonethisduringthe1930s-theydesignedvases,lightingandfurnituretomakemoney

whentheywereyounger.

Tomeitmakesperfectsensesthatnomatterwhatyoudowhenyou’recreatingsomething;youalways

knowthatwhenyoufinishamovie,ascript,apainting,you’realwaysrethinking.Butyouhavetoletit

go,andmoveontosomethingelse.Thegoodthingaboutpaintingisthatyoucanalwaysgobackandfix

themupalittlebit.I’mfascinatedbythat,thatsortofperpetualdissatisfaction.AndGiacomettihasa

greatline:“whatbetterbreedinggroundfordoubtthansuccess.”It’sabsolutelytrue.

Youwanttobeastruthfulaspossible,butofcourseyouhavetotakepoeticlicence.Ifeelwe’vebeen

astruthfultohimandhisstoryaswecouldbe.IhadgottentoknowJamesLord,whichishowIgotthe

rightstothebookoriginally,andLordwouldtellmelotsofstoriesaboutGiacometti.Sothatwas

incrediblyhelpful.PlusI’dreadjustabouteverythingthathadeverbeenwrittenabouthim.Alotofour

dialogueiswhatLordrecounted.

JamesMerifieldisanincredibledesigner.Wehadaverysmallbudget.Luckily,CGIisgettingmore

sophisticated,andlessexpensive,sowewereabletodosomeofthat.Ifyoucanhavethatyousellthe

ideathatyou’reinParis.Butalso,obviouslythemostimportantthing,becausethisiswheremostofthe

actiontakesplace,isGiacometti’sstudio,andrecreatingthatastruthfullyaspossible.Wemadeafew

changes,butit’sasclosetotherecreationofhisstudioasyoumighteverget.

Recreatingtheartworkwasanotherreallydifficulttask.Jameshiredthreeyoungartistswhocould

recreatethesculpturesthatwecouldassumewereinhisstudioduringthoseweeks.Andthatwasquite

atask,buttheydiditbrilliantly.

Asanactor,youneedtohaveacostumethatisgoingtomakeyoufeelcomfortableandtohelpyoufind

thatcharacter.Thepalettewasveryspecific;it’saveryneutralpalette.Carolinewouldgiveusasplash

ofcoloureitherinherlipstickorhercoat.AlsoAnnettehasamustardcolouredcoatthat’sdescribedin

anumberofdifferentbooks.BecauseGiacometti’sworkisveryneutral,wewantedtocreatethat

palettewiththeselittlesplashesofcolour.

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DannyCohenwasamazingbecauseIdidn’twanttofussaroundwithlightsontheset.Iliketomove

veryquickly;Iwantedthingstobeasspontaneousaspossiblefortheactorssowehadtoshootvery

quickly.Hewasabletolightthesetsobeautifully,soquickly.Atthepushofthebuttonitwouldbecome

dusk,itwouldbecomedaylight,orlateafternoon.Ihadtheseincrediblepeople,Catherinealsowho

wasdoingthemakeup.Wewerevery,verylucky.

WhatIhopeaudienceswilltakeawayistolearnmoreaboutGiacometti,andtoseethecreative

process.Andalsothatanartistisveryseriousaboutwhatheorshedoes,butalsoatthesametime

there’sthiswonderfulsenseofhumour,asenseofironywithinthatprocess.Andthatprocessnever,

ever,everstops.AndjustgiveaninsightintowhatIthinkisanamazingprocessthatartistshave

struggledwithforthousandsofyears.

InterviewwithGeoffreyRush(AlbertoGiacometti)

IreadthescriptandIthoughtitwasabitofagem.Stanley,veryflatteringly,saidthishasgotyourname

alloveritandIwantyoutodoit.It’saverynice,verysmartpieceofcataloguingofLord’sexperienceof

sittingforapersonwhoatthatstagewasquiteafamouslivingicon.Hegivesawonderfullyinsightful

analysisofthedilemmasinthecreativeprocess.

ArmieisalmostperfectasLord-thisguyisliketheclone.Hebringsaverynatural,veryauthentic

qualitytothisguy’sAmericanenergyinthisEuropeanartworld.It’sanicethingtobounceoff.

GiacomettiandDiego’sisaverysymbioticrelationshipandtheyhadaverynaturalantiauthoritarian

attitude.ThefilmhasanicesenseofnaturalcomedyandthatisoneofTonyShalhoub’sgifts.Helooks

forthepuretruthofwhatcanmakethemostbenignmomentfascinatingandamusing,justbecauseof

thehumanfrailtyrevealedorthebrotherlyconnection.

SylvieTestudbringssuchfantastic,natural,veryFrenchenergytotheroomandinthisparticularlittle

sliceoftheirlivestogetheroveraperiodof18days;sheisfraughtwitheverythingshehashadto

endureabouthiswayward,eccentric,selfobsessedways.Stanley’sscriptcapturesthebiggerpictureof

theirdomesticrapport,aroundtheedgesofthatobsession.

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Stanleyissodeterminedthatthisdoesn’tfallintothetrapofbeingthebiopicofthegreatmomentsof

themaestro’swork.Therearenoeurekamoments,it’salltheshabbyandmessybitsthatgoonina

verymessyandshabbyatelierwherehelivedandworkedforyears.Stanley’sgotagreatsenseof

rhythm,seeingpeopledealwithcelebrityandthetorturousprocessofmakingart.He’sverygoodwith

thecamera-workingwithDannyCohenandshootingfast,it’salmostguerrillafilmmaking.Itfeelslike

flyonthewallkindofcamerawork-quiteartful.

It’srefreshingtoseesomebodywhoistotallydenyingwhatwenowknowascelebrityculture.Inalotof

theinterviewsthatGiacomettidoeshesays:forgetaboutthemetaphysicalandexistentialquestions,

I’mjustmessingaroundwithsomeplaster,fiddlingaroundwithsomeclay.Idon’tknowwhereI’m

going,I’mjustplayingandthensomehowitemergesintosomething.

Ithinkfromacontemporaryperspective,peoplewouldcomeinwithverychallengingmorality

questions.Giacomettiknowshehascertainmanicimpulsesthatallowhimtoexistandhejustpursues

them,notinamalevolentoraselfishway,hejustdoeswhatheneedstodo.

Stanley’sscriptdrawsyouintothemicroscopicbanalitiesofcharactersthatarevividlyetched,whohave

thislevelofcelebrityandacademicappraisal,fameandfortune.Buttheirlivesstumblealonginapretty

ordinary,banalway.There’safairamountofnaturalcomedythatcomesoutofthat.

InterviewwithArmieHammer(JamesLord)

IreadthescriptandIthoughtitwasincredible.IthoughtitwouldbegreattogettoworkwithGeoffrey,

andIheardTonywasalsogoingtobeinvolved,soitseemedlikeanobrainer.Agoodportionofthis

movieisjustspenthavingreallyinterestingconversationsaboutAlbertoGiacometti’screativeprocess

andthenatureofartitself.It’safunflick!

TherelationshipbetweenAlbertoandJamesisveryinteresting.Jamesisanobserver,awritersohe

veryrarelyassertshimselfinanysituation…he’salittlebitlikeapassivetype.He’sherebecausehe

wantstowriteaboutGiacomettiandhewantstohaveapaintingofhimselfbyGiacometti.Butmore

thananything,they’refriendsandhewantstospendtimewithhimandpickhisbrainandgettoknow

him.Thethingstheytalkaboutinthemovieendupgoingintothebiography.

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Geoffreyreallyisaperfectfitforthisroleforsomanyreasons,nottheleastofwhichisthefacthelooks

exactlylikeGiacometti,oncetheyputintheprostheticsonhismouthandallthismake-uparoundhis

facetomakehimwrinkledandweathered.Andofcoursehe’sanimmensetalent.

IloveGiacometti’swork.Hissketchesaregreat,hisoriginalwatercoloursaregreat,buthissculptures-

thereissomethingmagicalaboutthem.They’regreat.

inmyresearchLordspentmoretimewithDiegothanhedidactuallywithAlbertoandthat’sinthis

script-youseethelittlesideglances,youcanseethatJamesandDiegohaveaverysortofseparate

emotionallifethanJameshaswithAlberto,andeventhatDiegohaswithAlberto.Theymakeupaside

ofthistrilateralrelationshipinthismovie.It’sfuntoseeallthesegrownmensometimesactinglike

childrenandplayingoffofeachotherandtryingtoirkeachotherandfeedingoffeachother.

IthinkTonyShalhoubismyfavouritepersoninthewholeworld.Tonyhascreatedaninternallifefor

Diego.It’sthisreallykindofcompellingthing,watchingthisstillbutverydeep,emotionallifeofDiego

andyoucanjusttellhe’sgotahistoryandapastbutthere’slikeamysterytohim.

Clémenceisfantastic.There’sthisthingabouther,thiswonderfuljoiedevivre.Andshe’sspeaking

FrenchandthentheycallcutandsheswitchestospeakingEnglishwithaperfectaccent.Weshota

scenewhereshecameinanddidn’tsayanything,shejuststoodinthedoorwayandthelookonher

facetoldathousanddifferentstoriesanditwasgreat.Apartfrombeingabsolutelygorgeous,she’sso

talented.

SylvieTestudissofun,she’ssofreeandshe’ssouninhibited,youwatchherjustliveandsheistotally

un-phasedandnon-plus-edbyallthenegativitythatGiacomettimightthrowather,shejustmoveson

anddoesherthing.It’safuncharacter.

I’vealwaysthoughttheonethingthatshinesthroughStanley’sworkmorethananythingelseishis

intelligenceandhowquickheseems.Andtobedirectedbysomeonewhoisalsosuchanaccomplished

actor-heknowshowtotalktoyou.

Itmightjustbeapartofbeinganartist,thatsortofperpetualdissatisfaction.Becauseifyoudidapiece

andyouwerelike,wow,it’sperfect,itmightnotbeenoughimpetustokeepyougoing.Itseemslike

Giacomettiviewstheworldentirelydifferentlythanallofus.He’stryingtocreatehisartintheway

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thatheseesit.He’sreallytheonlypersonwhohasthissortofprism,lookingthroughtheworld.Hehas

seenitperfectlyinhisheadandtonotbeabletomakehishandsdoit,ortonotbeabletomakethe

finalproductrepresentwhatyousee-Icanimaginethatwouldbereallyfrustrating.Hecertainlyseems

unhappyattimesandthenatothertimesheseemstoberidingthiswaveofeuphoriaandecstasywith

Caroline.Andsometimeshehasreallysweet,tendermomentswithhiswife,andthenhedoesn’twant

toseeanybodyandhewantstoburnthewholeworlddown.It’spartandparcelofhispersonality.

Ithinkthereisalotinthisfilmforeverybody.Peoplewhojustwanttogoandwatchafuninteresting

moviewillgetthat.ArtstudentswholoveGiacomettiwillgetaninsightthattheyhaveprobablynever

seenbefore.Everyoneismakinganincredible,nuanced,layeredmovieandIthinkthat’spartofwhat

makesitsospecial.

InterviewwithTonyShalhoub(DiegoGiacometti)

It’sabouthow,asbrilliantasGiacomettiwas,hewastorturedbyfrustrationandselfloathingandwhat

heperceivedasaninabilitytocreatewhathewassettingouttodo;tocapturenatureandcomeup

withkindofanewform.Iwasstruckbythemanandthestory,andofcoursetheopportunitytowork

withStanleyagain,andtobeabletohangoutwithhim.

IcanseewhyStanleyconnectedtothismaterial,andIthinkalotofactorsandwritersandallkindof

creativetypeswill,becauseweallhavethathauntingsenseofselfdoubt.AndIthinkpeoplewhoare

notinthecreativeworldwouldhavethiskindofexperience.Ithinkweallhavethosemoments:dowe

reallyknowwhatwe’redoing,orarewejustkindofmakingitupaswegoalong?Giacomettitookthis

notionanditconsumedhim-inaway,itmadehisworkthatmuchmorebrilliant,becausehewasso

hardonhimself,hewassuchaperfectionist.

Diegowasanartistinhisownrightandanincrediblesculptor,buthedevotedhislifeandtimetohis

brother.AndIthinkbecauseherealisedAlbertowassoincrediblyspecial,Diegowantedtoseehim

reachhismaximumpotential.Idon’tthinkGiacometticouldhavedoneitwithoutDiego.SoDiegowas

theretoprovidethisworkforprobablylittleornomoney.Andthecharacterisveryprivate,quiet,but

hewasessentialtoGiacometti’ssuccess.

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GeoffreyRushisjustsoextraordinary.I’vebeen,foralongtime,agreatadmirerofhisbodyofwork

andhisversatilityandIcanunderstandwhyStanleywantedhimtodothispart.Firstofall,helooksso

muchliketherealAlbertoGiacometti;it’sdisturbinghowsimilartheyare.Andnowworkingwith

Geoffreyandwatchinghim-it’saninspirationreally.Themanisunbelievablydisciplined,andisthe

hardestworkingactorI’veeverseen.He’sneverwithoutthatscript;he’salwaysunearthingthingsand

questioningthings.

DiegoandJamesLordwerefriends,too;Ithinktheyhadasharedunderstandingorfascinationwith

whatanunusualpersonGiacomettiwas,andlikeJamesLord,whosatforthisportraitfordaysanddays,

Diegowouldalsoposeforhisbrother,forportraitsorsculptures.SoDiegodefinitelypaidhisdues,

definitelyputinhistimeasamodelandbecauseofthatsympathisedwithwhatLordwasgoing

through.

Armieisjusttremendous-everydayhe’sjustsuchabrightlight.Greatlooking,alwayssmiling,he’s

quiteaforce-averyfunnyguy.Andyouhavetokeepasenseofhumouraboutthiskindofwork,

especiallyonthisproject,becauseittapsintothatpartofus,thatprivateparanoiaweallcarrywithus

aboutourownability.

I’veworkedwithStanleysomanytimes.HedirectedmeinaBroadwayplayaboutfiveyearsago.

We’veactedtogetheronstage,infilm,ontelevision.Soourfriendshipandworkingrelationshipgoes

backalongway.Ifeelthathegetsmeandthere’sacertaineaseandcertain,Ihope,mutualrespect.

AnytimeStanleycalls,Iwouldbethere.

Whattheydidwiththeset-it’sphenomenalwhatthey’vecreated.Youreallygetthesensethatyou’re

thereinthistimeless,wonderfulenvironment.Itjustseemstobedrippingwithcreativityandintensity,

andthecomplexityofwhoandwhatthismanwas.

IhopethataudienceswillfallinloveGiacomettiandhiswork...butalsothattheytakeawaythis

understandingofwhattrueartistryisaboutandwhatartistsgothrough.Butalongsidethat,there’sa

lotofhumourinthisstory,andIhopethey’llseethejoyinitall,andtheabsurdityinitall.

InterviewwithSylvieTestud

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AnnettewasthewomansharingGiacometti’slifeandshewasalsoamodelforhim-hedidalotof

sculpturesofherandalotofpaintings.Butalsoshewastheoneheputsontheside.Itwaslikehe

forgetsherallthetime.Giacomettiwasabittortured,likealotofartists.Hewasabitisolated,and

Annette,aswomenoftendo,shetriestobreathelifeintothehouse.

Geoffreyissotruthful;hecanplayeverybody’slife.ImetawomaninNicewhohadactuallyposedfor

Giacometti.ItoldherIwasshootingthisandIshowedherGeoffrey’sphoto,andshesaid,wow–she

couldn’tbelieveit.Helookslikehimwiththemakeupandeverything,butshesaidhehasthesoul-you

canfeelit.

Stanleywasreallyinvolvedwithhissubjects.Hewantstoreallyseethefeelingsgoingout.These

characters,thesepeoplewereinbadsituations,andStanleywantstoseeinsideofeverybody.Andyou

reallycanseethattherewasalotofloneliness;theywerealllivingtogetherbuttheyareallinsideof

theirownsouls.He’sreallysensitivetotheirfeelings.

Whatisreallyimportantforanactresswhenchoosingacharacteristhatshefightsagainstsomething,

andthatsheisnotthesameatthebeginningasattheend.Andthisisexactlythecharacter,andthe

realperson,ofAnnette.Shewassoinaholeinaway,butsheneverstopshoping.Shelefteverything

forGiacometti,forhimtocreate,andhegavehernothinginreturn.

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InterviewwithClémencePoésy(Caroline)

I’vereallylovedGiacometti’sworkforsolongthatIthoughtmakingafilmaboutthatparticularaspect

ofhimwasabrilliantidea;andtheprospectofbeingintheatelierseemedlovely.Carolinemet

Giacomettiandstartedposingforhim,andIthinktheybothfellinlovewitheachother.

There’sareallybeautifulsentenceattheendofthebookIwasreading[aboutCaroline],‘LeDernier

Modèle’byFranckMaubert,whereshesaysthatshewashisdémesure,whichinFrenchisanything

biggerthanlife.That’swhatI’mtryingtokeepinmind.

GeoffreyRushwasalsooneofthereasonswhyIreally,reallywantedtocomeandspendafewdayson

theset-justtogettowatchhimwork.Andit’sbeengreat.It’smagicaltoseehimgetintoGiacometti’s

shoeseveryday.ItwaslovelyworkingwithArmie;it’salovelycast,itreallyis.Thedynamicbetween

thetwoofthemisquitefunny.

Stanleydoesseemtowantthingstogoquitefastsoit’sgreat-itmeansyou’reinandoutofthestudio

reallyquickly.Andhe’senthusiasticwhenhehastobe,andquiteclearwhenheneedssomething

changed.Hejustfindsawaytokeepupenergylevelsonsetallthetime,whichisessentialinthisfilm,

sothatitdoesn’tbecomeaboutsomeonesittingforaportrait.He’sveryattentivetotheamountof

movementandenergyandlivelinessthatthereisonset.

Thefirstdayweenteredthestudioandsawalltheseworks,andallthedetails,itwaskindofmagical.I

thinkthere’ssomethingsoamazingaboutrecreatingthislittlepieceoftimeandspacesomewhere

completelyrandomandwhenitisfullofthecopiesofmyfavouritesculpturesever,it’sevenbetter.

Ialwaysfounditfascinatingtotryandunderstandwhathappensinsomeone’smindwhenthey’re

creating,becausereally,anartistjustinventsaworldofhisown.Andhowthatworksandcomesabout,

andwhatmakesyouanartist,Ialwaysfoundwasoneofthemostintriguing,themostfascinating

subjectstoresearchandlookat.

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AboutAlbertoGiacometti

ALBERTOGIACOMETTIsculptor,painter,draughtsmanandprintmaker,wasbornneartheItalianborder

ofSwitzerlandin1901.Giacometti’sfather,Giovanni,wasawell-knownpost-impressionistpainterwho

instilledaninterestofartinAlbertoandhisthreesiblingsfromayoungage.Aftergraduatingfromthe

GenevaSchoolofFineArts,GiacomettimovedtoParisin1922tostudyunderAntoineBourdelleatthe

AcadémiedelaGrandeChaumière.Herehespecialisedinsurrealism,androsetosuccessquickly,

exhibitingforthefirsttimein1925.Aroundthistime,itisnotedthathebegantofindthetaskof

copyingreceivedrealityimpossiblewhichbecameakeythemeinhisworksofart.

In1927,Giacomettimovedintoastudioat46rueHippolyte-Maindron,whichwastobecomehis

permanenthome.HisbrotherDiegojoinedhimthereandbecamehisright-handman.Followinghisfirst

soloexhibitionin1932,Giacomettibegandistancinghimselffromthesurrealistmovement.His

subsequentworksfrom1936–1940wereprimarilysculpturesofthehumanheadandsitter’sgaze.

Thesepieceswerecharacterisedbyhavingasingular,isolatedsubject,andbeingbasedonmodelswho

Giacomettiknewpersonally,suchasDiego,friendandartistIsabelleRawsthorne(néeDelber)andhis

sister,Ottilia.Itissaidthathissculptureswerepaperthinbecausehecontinuallycarvedawayatthem

tryingtomakethemexactlyasheenvisioned,agoalheoftenfoundtobeunachievable.

DuringWorldWarII,GiacomettileftParisandmovedtoGenevawherehemethiswifeAnnetteArmin

1943.UponhisreturntoParisin1945,Giacomettibegantosculpthissubjectiveviewoftheworld

producinghisrenownedelongatedsculptedfiguresin1946and1947.Giacomettiachievedan

internationalprofilebetween1948and1956.HeheldexhibitionsinLondon,Paris,ZurichandBasel,he

wasaskedtocommissionalargepublicworkforthecityofNewYork(whichhedeclined),andhe

developedhis‘darkheads’series,whichbecamehisquintessentialcontributionto20thCenturyartand

theso-called‘generic’manconcept.

In1956,Giacomettiwentthroughanartisticcrisis,triggeredbyhissessionswithIsakuYanihara,a

Japanesephilosopherwhomodelledforhim.ThisperiodlastedfortwoyearsuntilGiacomettimet

YvonnePoiraudeau,theprostituteknownasCaroline.Thismarksthestartofthefinaleraof

Giacometti’slegacy,referredtoasthe‘lastportraits’.

From1958until1960Giacomettipaintednearly30portraitsofCaroline.Itwasin1964thatthe

AmericanwriterandartdealerJamesLordsatforaportraitwithGiacometti.Thefollowingyear,

GiacomettimadehislastsculptureofDiego.Hisfinalworkwasa150-piecelithographofalltheplaces

thathehadlivedduringinhislife.

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AlbertoGiacomettidiedin1966leavingbehindcountlesshalfcompletedpaintingsandaroom

describedbyonereporterasa“repositoryofrepeatedfailure”.

AboutJamesLord

JAMESLORDwasanAmericanauthormadefamousbyhisbiographiesofbothPabloPicassoand

AlbertoGiacometti.Bornin1922toanupperclassfamily,Lordhadadifficultupbringing.Despitehis

articulatewriting,hisambitiouswereoftenmockedbyhisclassmatesandhewasexpelledfromone

boardingschool.Hecameoutasahomosexualtohisfatherwhoseresponsewastosendhimtoa

psychiatrist.In1942,LordenlistedintheUSarmyandservedintheIntelligenceUnitbeforebeing

stationedinParisafterD-day,whereaboldphonecallledLordtomeetPicassoandhisthenmistress,

DoraMaar.

Thiswasthebeginningofalong-timeacquaintancebetweenLord,PicassoandMaar.WhenLord

returnedhomefollowingthewar,hestartedatWesleynUniversity,butby1947hehadreturnedto

Pariswithoutadegree.InEurope,LordresumedhiscontactwithPicassoandspenthistimetravelling,

dealingartandsocialising.

LordfirstmetGiacomettiin1952inParis’sDeuxMagotscafé.Adecadelater,Giacomettiaskedhimto

sitforaportrait.LordandGiacomettimetforover18sittingstobothcreatetheportrait,andsetthe

stageforLord’smemoir,‘AGiacomettiPortrait’,whichhepublishedin1965.In1966,Giacometti’s

deathinspiredLordtowriteafull-biographyoftheartist,andin1986,nearly20yearsafterGiacometti’s

death,Lordpublishedalengthybiographypraisingthecomplicatedartist.

LorddiedinParisin2009.

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AbouttheCast

GEOFFREYRUSH–AlbertoGiacometti

GeoffreyRush,anacclaimedactorwhostartedhiscareerinAustraliantheatre,hasappearedinover70

theatricalproductionsandmorethan20featurefilms.

Themultipleawardwinningactor,Rush,wascatapultedtofamewithhisstarringroleindirectorScott

Hicks'featureShine,forwhichhewonanAcademyAwardforBestActor,aGoldenGlobe,SAG,BAFTA,

FilmCritics’CircleofAustraliaAward,BroadcastFilmCritics,AFIandNewYorkandLosAngelesFilm

Critics’Awards.

Inaddition,RushwonanEmmy,aGoldenGlobeandaScreenActorsGuildawardforhiscaptivating

performanceasthetitlecharacterinHBOFilms’TheLifeandDeathofPeterSellers.Healsoearnedan

AcademyAwardnominationforhisperformanceinPhilipKaufman’sQuills,inadditiontotheAcademy

AwardnominationandGoldenGlobenominationforhisroleinShakespeareinLove.

In2010,RushstarredinandservedasExecutiveProducerontheWeinsteinCompany’sTheKing’s

Speech.HewontheBAFTAawardforBestSupportingActorandearnedanAcademyAwardnomination,

aGoldenGlobenominationandaSAGnomination.ThefilmwontheAcademyAwardforBestPicture.

Thefollowingyear,RushreceivedanAACTAnominationforBestActorandFFCAAwardsforhis

performanceinTheEyeoftheStorm.

Rush’supcomingfilmsincludethehighlyanticipatedsixthinstalmentofPiratesoftheCaribbean:Dead

MenTellNoTales.

HeiscurrentlyinproductiononNationalGeographic’sfirstscriptedseriesGenius,inwhichhe’llstaras

AlbertEinstein.

OtherfilmcreditsincludeTheDaughter,TheBookThief,TheBestOffer,Minions,TheWarrior’sWay,

LegendoftheGuardians:TheOwlsofGa'Hoole,Munich,Elizabeth:TheGoldenAge,Candy,Intolerable

Cruelty,FindingNemo,NedKelly,Lantana,Frida,TheTailorofPanama,HouseonHauntedHill,Mystery

Men,LesMiserables,ALittleBitofSoul,ChildrenoftheRevolution,OnOurSelection,TwelfthNight,

OscarandLucinda,StarstruckandPiratesoftheCaribbean:OnStrangerTides.

RushreceivedadegreeinEnglishattheUniversityofQueenslandthenstudiedattheJacquesLecoq

SchoolofMime,MovementandTheatreinParis.ReturningtoAustralia,hestarredinthetheatre

productionof‘KingLear’.Healsoco-starredwithMelGibsonin‘WaitingforGodot’.In2009,Rushwon

aTonyAwardforBestLeadingActorinaPlayforhisacclaimedperformanceastheailingkingin

Ionesco'scomedy‘ExittheKing’.

RushrecentlyreturnedtothestageinShakespeare’s‘KingLear’attheSydneyTheatreCompany.His

previousperformancesinclude,‘TheDiaryofaMadman’atTheBrooklynAcademyofMusic,‘AFunny

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ThingHappenedontheWaytotheForum’atHerMajesty'sTheatreinMelbourne,andthe‘The

ImportanceofBeingEarnest’,allofwhichreceivedravereviews.

RushwasaprinciplememberofJimSharman’spioneeringLighthouseEnsembleintheearly1980s

playingleadingrolesinmanyclassics.HisworkonstagewashonouredwiththeSydneyCritics’Circle

AwardforMostOutstandingPerformance,theVarietyClubAwardforBestActorandthe1990Victorian

GreenRoomAwardforhisperformanceinNeilArmfield’s‘TheDiaryofaMadman’.Healsoreceived

BestActornominationsfromtheSydneyCritics’CircleAwardsforhisstarringrolesinGogol’s‘The

GovernmentInspector’,Chekhov’s‘UncleVanya’andMamet’s‘Oleanna’.In1994hereceivedthe

prestigiousSidneyMyerPerformingArtsAwardforhisworkintheatre.

In2010,RushfoundedtheAustralianAcademyCinemaTelevisionArtsAwardsforwhichhecurrently

servesasPresident.Initsfifthyear,theawardsareconsideredtheAustralianOscars.Thevotingis

decidedbymembersoftheAustralianAcademy,makingthemthehighestachievementsinAustralian

screensociety.

In2012,RushwasnamedAustralianoftheYearforhiscontributiontothearts,inadditiontobeingpart

ofthe‘big4’inAustralia,thefourlivingOscarWinners.Rushisanomineeforthe30thAnnualGreen

RoomAward.

RushisanambassadorfortheMelbourneSymphonyOrchestraandUNICEFAustralia,aswellaspatron

oftheMelbourneInternationalFilmFestival.

HelivesinMelbournewithhiswifeandtheirtwochildren.

ARMIEHAMMER–JamesLord

Inearly2017,ArmieHammerwillbeseeninLucaGuadagnino’sCallMebyYourNamewhichpremieres

atSundanceFilmFestive.ThefilmfollowstheromancebetweenHammer’scharacterOliverand

TimothéeChalamet’scharacterElio.Alsoin2017,HammerstarsinAnthonyMaras’sHotelMumbai

alongsideDevPatel.ThefilmisabouttheterroristattackontheTajMahalPalaceHotelinIndia.

Hammer’srecentcreditsincludeBenWheatley’sFreeFireinwhichhestarsasOrd.Thefilmissetin

Bostonin1978andfocusesontheshootoutandgameofsurvivalbetweentwogangs.Thecastalso

includesCillianMurphyandBrieLarson.Thefilmpremieredatthe2016TorontoInternationalFilm

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Festival,earningthePeople’sChoiceAwardForMidnightMadness.Inthesameyear,Hammer

appearedinTomFord’scriticallyacclaimedNocturnalAnimalsalongsideJakeGyllenhaal,AmyAdams

andMichaelShannonandhestarredasSamuelTurnerinFoxSearchlight’scriticallyacclaimedTheBirth

ofaNation.ThecastincludesNateParker,AjaNaomiKingandGabrielleUnion.Thefilmpremieredat

the2016SundanceFilmFestivalwhereitwasacquiredinafestivalrecord-breakingdeal.Respectively,

thefilmreceivedthefestival’sprestigiousUSGrandJuryAwardandtheUSDramaticAudienceAward.

In2015,HammerstarredwithHenryCavillinGuyRitchie’sspythrillerTheManfromU.N.C.L.E.,playing

RussianspyIllyaKuryakinandAmericanagentNapoleonSolo,respectively.In2013,Hammerstarredas

thetitlecharacterinTheLoneRanger,alongsideJohnnyDepp,directedbyGoreVerbinskiandproduced

byJerryBruckheimer.

Hammerearneda2012SAGAwardnominationforBestSupportingActorforhisportrayalofClyde

TolsoninClintEastwood’sJ.EdgarHooverbiopicJ.Edgar.HammerstarredoppositeLeonardoDiCaprio

inthetitlerole.

Hammer’sperformanceastwinsCameronandTylerWinklevossinDavidFincher’saward-winningThe

SocialNetworkgarneredhimcriticalpraiseandpositionedhimasoneofHollywood’sbreakoutsof

2010.HammerwasnominatedMostPromisingPerformerbytheChicagoFilmCriticsAssociation,and

wasawardedBestSupportingActorbytheTorontoFilmCriticsAssociation.ThefilmreceivedaSAG

nominationforBestEnsemble,aswellasaBestPictureGoldenGlobe.ItwasalsorecognisedbyLos

AngelesandNewYorkFilmCritics,theBroadcastFilmCriticsAssociation,NationalBoardofReviewand

wasnamedoneoftheAFI’sTop10FilmsoftheYear.

TONYSHALHOUB–DiegoGiacometti

TonyShalhoubisaGoldenGlobeAwardwinningactorwithadiverserésuméofroles.Heisperhaps

bestknownforhisstarringroleastheobsessive-compulsivedetectiveAdrianMonkinthepopular

televisionseriesMonk,forwhichhewonaGoldenGlobeawardandthreePrimetimeEmmyawards.

AdditionaltelevisioncreditsincludeNurseJackie,TooBigtoFailandWings.

Shalhoub'sfeaturefilmcreditsincludeBigNight,TheSiege,GalaxyQuest,MeninBlack,MeninBlackII

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andPain&Gain.ShalhoubvoicedthecharacterofLuigiintheanimatedfilmsCarsandCarsII,andhe

willreprisehisroleintheupcomingCarsIII.Also,hevoicedtheroleofSplinterintheTeenageMutant

NinjaTurtlefilmfranchise.Recently,hecompletedfilmingTomboy,starringMichelleRodriguezand

SigourneyWeaver.

ShalhoubappearedinthetheatricalproductionsofActOneandGoldenBoyonBroadway,receiving

TonyAwardnominationsforboth.Inlate2015heappearedonBroadwayinTheMysteryofLove&Sex

withDianeLane.

ShalhoubcurrentlylivesinNewYorkCity.

SYLVIETESTUD–AnnetteGiacometti

SylvieTestudisanaward-winning,criticallyacclaimedactresswhohasbeenakeyfigureinFrench

cinema,televisionandtheatreforover20years.

TestudiscurrentlyworkingonLucaGuadagnino’sSuspiria,alongsideTildaSwinton,DakotaJohnsonand

ChloëGraceMoretz,aswellasReemKherici’sJourJ.

Testudhasnumerousfilmcreditstohername,includingrolesinthefollowingfilms:LaVieenRose

(2007)alongsideMarionCotillard,directedbyOliverDahan;JessicaHausner’sLourdes(2009);Diane

Kurys’sSagan(2008);AlainCorneau’sFearandTrembling(2003);Jean-PierreDenis’sMurderousMaid

(2000);ThomasVincent’sKarnaval(1999)andCarolineLink’sBeyondSilence(1996).

OtherfilmcreditsincludeCeraGlagoleva’sTwoWomen(2014);AudreyDana’sSouslesJupesdesFilles

(2014);FrédéricSchoendoerffer’96Heures(2013);RoselyneBosch’sLaRafle(2009);EleonoreFaucher’s

Gamines(2008);andNikoBrucher’sMaries’Lied(1994).

Additionally,Testudisanaccomplishedtelevisionactress.Onthesmall-screenshehasappearedinDer

LautloseSchrei(2016),FaisPasCi,FesPasCa(2014),LesDeferlantes(2013),LesMainsDeRoxana

(2012)andLousieMichel(2008).

Apublishedwriterwithtwonovelstohername,‘Cacao’and‘ToutunPoeme’,SylvieTestudhasalso

hadanextensivetheatrecareerinFrance,performinginLeRemplacantatThéâtreAnthéa;L’Amour,La

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Mort,LesFringuesatThéâtreMarigny;CasimiretCarolineatThéâtredelaVille;BiographieSans

AntoinetteatMaxFrischandLaPitieDangereuse(StephanZweig)atThéâtredelaCroixRousse.

TestudhastwicebeenhonouredbytheFrenchCésarAwards,firstlyformostpromisingnewcomerin

theyear2000andthenagainasBestActressin2003forFearandTrembling.Shealsotookthe

EuropeanFilmAwardforBestActressin2009forherperformanceinLourdes.

CLÉMENCEPOÉSY–Caroline

ClémencePoésy,anativeofFrance,worksintheinternationalarena,takingrolesonthestage,behind

thecameraandonthescreen.

Recently,PoésycompletedtwoItalianprojects,TitoIlPiccolo,directedbyPaolaRandi,and7Minuti,

directedbyMichelePlacido.ShemadeherdirectorialdebutwithABoutPortés,ashortfilmaboutballet

dancersandwasinthecastofTwoisaFamily,afilmdirectedbyHugoGélin.

OtherpastworksincludeJean-DanielVerhaeghe’sLeGrandMeaulnes,OlivierPanchot’sSansMoi,Eric

Forestier’sLaTroisièmePartieduMondeandDenysGranier-Deferre’sUnePièceMontée.Poésyalso

starredasLumiinIlanDuranCohen’sLesAmantsDuFlorein2006,JoanofArcinPhilippeRamos’

historicalfilmJeanneCaptivein2011,andwithAndréDussolierandMelvilPoupaudinNicolas

Pariser’sLeGrandJeuin2015.

Poésy’sEnglishlanguagefilmrolesincludeDavidFarr’sTheOnesBelow,MartinMcDonagh’sIn

BrugesandontheCanal+skyAtlanticseriesTheTunnel,oppositeStephenDillane.Shehasalso

appearedalongsideJimSturgessinHeartlessdirectedbyPhilipRidley,JamesFrancoinDanny

Boyles'127Hours,andForestWhitakerandRupertFriendinLullabyForPidirectedbyBenoit

Philippon.Recently,PoésyhasworkedwithMichaelCaineinLastLovedirectedbySandraNettelbeck,as

wellasMarinaHandsandÉlodieBouchezinLaetitiaMasson’sGHB.

In2012,PoésyactedalongsideBenWishawinRupertGoold’sBBCadaptationofRichardIIand

alongsideEddieRedmayneinPhilipMartin’sadaptationofBirdsong.Thesameyear,shemadeher

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EnglishlanguagestagedebutinCyranodeBergeraconBroadwaybeforeappearinginParisasthesole

performerinaone-womanplayJeDanseToujoursin2013.

Poésyfirstappearedonstagein1996whenshewas14.Shethenbeganstudyingdramaatthe

ConservatoireNationalSupérieurd’ArtDramatiquedeParisin1998.Poésylaunchedhercareerin

FrancewithherperformanceofCaroleBouquetandAndréWilmsinthecomedyBienvenueChezLes

Rozesin2003.ItwasherperformanceasMaryStuartinGilliesMacKinnon’sBBCmini-

seriesGunpowder,TreasonandPlotin2004thatlaunchedherinternationalcareer,laterleadingtoher

roleofFleurDelacourinHarryPotterandtheGobletofFire.

Inadditiontoacting,PoésyhasbeenanactivesupporterofWomen’sWorldWideWeb(W4),anonline

organizationdedicatedtoempoweringgirlsandwomenaroundtheworld;theco-founderof5x15Paris,

aseriesofculturalexchangesadoptedfromtheBritishseriesofthesamename;acontributingauthor

andphotographerforthebi-annualBritishmagazineVioletandthefaceofChloé'sfragrance"Love

Story".

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AbouttheCrew

STANLEYTUCCI–WriterandDirector

AcademyAwardnomineeStanleyTuccihasappearedinover90filmsandcountlesstelevisionshows.

Hehasappearedinmorethanadozenplays,onandoffBroadway,andhasbeenbehindthecamera

workingasawriter,director,andproducer.

TuccireachedhiswidestaudienceyetintheroleofCaesarFlickermaninTheHungerGamesfranchise.A

boxofficesensationandcriticalsuccess,thefourthandfinalinstallmentoftheseries(MockingJay)was

releasedinlate2015.

Tucciwillbeseenonscreeninspring2017inBillCondon’sBeautyandtheBeastalongsideEmma

Watson,EwanMcGregor,LukeEvans,DanStevens,EmmaThompsonandIanMcKellan,wherehewill

playCadenzathegrandpiano–anewcharactertotherealm,describedasaneuroticmaestro.

OtherupcomingprojectsforTucciareFeud,ananthologyTVseries,developedbyRyanMurphy.Feud

willcentreontherivalrybetweenJoanCrawfordandBetteDavisduringtheproductionoftheirfilm,

WhatEverHappenedtoBabyJane?TucciwillplayJackL.Warner,theCanadian-Americanfilmexecutive

andpresidentofWarnerBros.Studio;Transformers:theLastKnight,whereTucciwillreprisehisroleas

JoshuaJoyce;PatientZero,alongsideNatalieDormerandCliveStanden;andBlueAngel,alongside

AddisonTimlinandKyraSedgwick.

TucciwasnominatedforanAcademyAward,GoldenGlobeAward,BAFTAAward,SAGAwardand

receivedaBroadcastFilmCriticsnominationforhisperformanceinPeterJackson’sTheLovelyBones.

Furthermore,TucciwonanEmmyandaGoldenGlobeforhisroleintheTVmovieWinchell.His

performanceasthefast-talkingtattler,whoexposedsecretsandscandals,leftaudienceandcriticsalike

singinghispraises.Winchell,directedbyPaulMazurksy,providedTucciwithoneofthejuiciestrolesof

hisdiversecareer.

HealsoreceivedaGoldenGlobeforhisroleinHBO’sConspiracy.HisportrayalofLt.ColonelAdolf

Eichmanndeliveredatrulypetrifyingexperience,whereheoftendeceivedotherswithhisallbut

friendlysmile.

Tucciisalsoawriter,directorandproducer.HeproducedTheCanalandwastheExecutiveProducerfor

BehindtheSun.HepremieredthefilmBlindDateattheSundanceFilmFestival–directing,starring,and

co-writingthisremakeofTheovanGogh’sfilmofthesamename.Anotherdirectorialendeavorwas

USAFilms’JoeGould’sSecret,whichstarredIanHolmasbohemianwriterJoeGouldandTucciasJoseph

Mitchell,thefamedwriterforTheNewYorker.Thefilm,setinNewYork’sGreenwichVillageinthe

1940s,tellsthestoryofthestrangemeetingwithlonglastingfriendshipbetweenGouldandMitchell,as

wellasthestoriesMitchellwroteaboutGouldandhislife.

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BigNight,Tucci’sfirsteffortasco-director,co-screenwriter,andactoronthesamefilm,earnedhim

numerousaccolades,includingtheWaldoSaltScreenwritingAwardatthe1996SundanceFilmFestival,

arecognitionofexcellencebytheNationalBoardofReview,anIndependentSpiritAward,TheCritics

Prizeatthe1996DeauvilleFilmFestival,andhonoursfromtheNewYorkFilmCriticsandtheBoston

SocietyofFilmCritics.

Hissecondproject,TheImposters,afilmwhichhewrote,directed,co-producedandstarredin,showed

inOfficialSelectionatthe1998CannesFilmFestivalandwasacquiredbyFoxSearchlightPictureslater

thatyear.The1930sfarcestarredTucciandOliverPlattasapairofout-of-workactorswhofind

themselvesaboardacruiseshippassenger-edbySteveBuscemi,AlfredMolina,LiliTaylorandHope

Davis.

HisworkontelevisionincludesBoJackHorseman,Metropolis,Fortitude,Bull,EqualJustice,Wiseguy,

TheEqualizer,thirtysomethingandTheStreet.HealsoplayedCaptainHookinITV’stwo-hourdrama,

Peter&Wendy,alongsideLauraFraserandPalomaFaith.TuccireceivedEmmynominationsforhiswork

inMurderOne,andER,andanEmmyAwardinthecategoryofOutstandingGuestActorinaComedy

SeriesforMonk.

Tucci’stheatreworkincludes‘Frankie&JohnnyintheClairedeLune’,‘ExecutionofHope’,‘TheIceman

Cometh’,‘BrightonBeachMemoirs’and‘TheMisanthrope’.Hehasalsoperformedinanumberofoff-

Broadwayplays,atYaleRepertoryTheaterandSUNYPurchase,wherehefirststudiedacting.

TuccimadehisdirectorialdebutonBroadwaywitharevivalofKenLudwig’s‘LendMeaTenor’starring

TonyShalhoub.TheproductionreceivedaTonyAwardnominationforBestRevivalofaPlay.

Tucci’sadditionalfilmcreditsincludeSpotlight,ALittleChaos,Transformers:AgeofExtinction,Wild

Card,MuppetsMostWanted,Mr.Peabody&Sherman,SomeVelvetMorning,TheFifthEstate,Percy

Jackson:SeaofMonsters,TheCompanyYouKeep,JackTheGiantSlayer,CaptainAmerica:TheFirst

Avenger,MarginCall,Burlesque,EasyA,Julie&Julia,TheTaleofDespereaux,KitKitteredge:An

AmericanGirl,SwingVote,WhatJustHappened,TheDevilWearsPrada,ShallWeDance,TheTerminal,

TheLifeAndDeathofPeterSellers,Spin,RoadToPerdition,America’sSweethearts,SidewalksofNew

York,AMidSummerNightsDream,TheAlarmist,DeconstructingHarry,TheDaytrippers,BigTrouble,A

LifeLessOrdinary,KissofDeath,Mrs.ParkerAndTheViciousCircle,ItCouldHappenToYou,ThePelican

Brief,PreludeToAKiss,InTheSoup,BillyBathgateandSlavesOfNewYork.

TheTucciCookbookwasreleasedinOctoberof2012whereitreachedtheNewYorkTimesBestSellers

List.Tuccireleasedhissecondcookbook,TheTucciTable:CookingwithFamilyandFriendsin2014.The

family-focusedcookbookincludesrecipesfromTucci’straditionalItalianrootsaswellasthoseofhis

Britishwife,FelicityBlunt.

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TucciservesontheBoardofDirectorsofTheFoodBankforNewYorkCity.HeresidesinLondonwithhis

family.

GAILEGAN-Producer

GailEganisaqualifiedbarristerandpractisedcommerciallawatLincoln'sInnbeforejoiningPrice

WaterhouseCorporateFinance.

ShelaterworkedfortheInternationalMediaGroupCarltonCommunications.In2000sheformedthe

independentproductioncompanyPotboilerProductionswithSimonChanningWilliams.In2009

PotboilerProductionsjoinedforceswithSlateFilms,runbyAndreaCalderwood.

Eganhasproducedorexecutiveproduced20filmsincludingMikeLeigh'sMr.Turner,Another

Year,Happy-Go-LuckyandVeraDrake;FernandoMeirelles'TheConstantGardenerandBlindness;A

MostWantedMan,adaptedfromJohnleCarré’snovelanddirectedbyAntonCorbijn,ALittle

ChaosdirectedbyAlanRickman,ManAboutDogwithPaddyBreathnachandBrothersoftheHeadwith

KeithFultonandLouPepe.

Mostrecently,EganhasproducedOurKindofTraitordirectedbySusannaWhiteandstarringEwan

McGregor,StellanSkarsgard,DamianLewisandNaomiHarris;andTrespassAgainstUs,directedby

AdamSmithandstarringMichaelFassbender,RoryKinnearandBrendanGleeson.

NIKBOWER-Producer

NikBowercontinuestobealeadfinancerandproducerintheBritishfilmindustry.

Bowerhasrecentlyservedasexecutiveproduceronanumberoffilmsinpost-productionincludingFelt,

directedbyPeterLandesmanandstarringLiamNeeson;Sleepless,directedbyBaranboOdar;Wind

River,byfirst-timedirector,TaylorSheridan;Replicas,directedbyJeffreyNachmanoffandstarring

KeanuReevesandShowDogs,directedbyRajaGosnell.

Sinceco-foundingRiverstonePicturesinOctober2014,Bowerhasbeentheexecutiveproducerona

numberofprestigiousfilmsincludingSarahGavron’sSuffragettestarringCareyMulliganandMeryl

Streep;AvaDuVernay’sSelma,starringDavidOyelowo;andMichaelGrandage’sdebutfeatureGenius,

starringColinFirth,JudeLaw,NicoleKidmanandLauraLinney.

PriortoRiverstonePictures,BowerwasmanagingdirectorofthemediadivisionofIngeniousMedia,

wherehefinancedindependentfilmsincludingMikeLeigh’sHappy-Go-Lucky,ToddHaynes’sCaroland

JohnCrowley’sBrooklynaswellasmajorstudiomotionpicturesincludingLifeofPi,TheBestExotic

MarigoldHotelandTheFaultinOurStars.

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Beforejoiningthefilmindustryoveradecadeago,Bowerqualifiedasabarristerpracticingintellectual

propertylawbeforespecializinginleveragedacquisitionsandprojectfinancewiththelawfirmAllen&

Overy.

ILANNGIRARD-Producer

FrenchfilmproducerIlannGirardhassupervisedthefinancinganddistributionoffilmsforover20

years.

GirardiscurrentlyinthefinalstagesofproductionontheIcelandicfilmAlmaandPanNalin’sBeyond

theKnownWorld.In2002IlannGiradfoundedArsam,afilmconsultationandfinancingfirm,followed

byArsamInternationalin2003.Sincethen,GirardhasworkedonStéphaneCazes’Ombline,Barnaby

Southcombe’sAnna,SamuelMaoz’sLebanon,BillieAugust’sGoodbyeBafana,AcademyAwardwinning

film,MarchofthePenguinandChristianVolckman’sRenaissance.

PriortoArsam,GirardwasPandoraCinema’sgeneralcounsel,supervisedthefinancinganddistribution

ofinternationalboxofficehitssuchasLikeWaterForChocolate,Kolya,Shine,CarlosSaura’sTangoand

DonnieDarko.

Additionally,GirardisafoundingpartnerofOlffi.com,thelargestdatabaseaboutpublicfundingforfilm

andtelevisionproductions,andaboardmemberoftheEuropeanFilmAcademy.

DANNYCOHEN–Cinematographer

CinematographerDannyCohenhasworkedwithavarietyofdirectorsincludingStephenFrears,Lenny

Abrahamson,RichardCurtis,RupertGoold,TomHooper,ShaneMeadows,StephenPoliakoffand

DominicSavageonanumberoffeaturefilmsandtelevisiondramas.

AmemberoftheBritishSocietyofCinematographerssince2008,Cohen’screditsincludeThisIs

England,ThisisEngland1986,ThisisEngland1988,andDeadMan’sShoesdirectedbyShaneMeadows;

forTomHooper,TheKing’sSpeech,LesMiserables,JohnAdamsandTheDanishGirl;Lenny

Abrahamson’sRoom;OliverParker’sJohnnyEnglishReborn;RichardIIdirectedbyRupertGooldforthe

BBC;DominicSavage’sDive;AdrianShergold’sPierrepoint;StevenPoliakoff’sGlorious39andAReal

Summer;andRichardCurtis’TheBoatThatRocked.CohenhasshotStephenFrears’threemostrecent

films:TheProgram,FlorenceFosterJenkinsandtheforthcomingVictoriaandAbdul.Hislatestfilmis

DisobediencedirectedbySebastianLelio.

CohenwasnominatedforaBestCinematographyBAFTAforlightingLesMiserables,anOscaranda

BAFTAforhisworkonfeaturefilmTheKing’sSpeech,andwasalsonominatedfortheBAFTAforBest

PhotographyandLighting:Fiction/EntertainmentforhisworkonLongford.

JAMESMERIFIELD–ProductionDesigner

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Emmy-winningproductiondesigner,JamesMerifield,strivestodesignproductionsforfilm,television,

commercialsandtheatreproductions.

MerifieldrecentlyfinishedworkingonBreathe,anAndySerkisfilmaboutthelifeofanadventurous

manwhoismetwithanunexpectedchallengeafterbecomingparalyzedbyPolio.

Merifield’spastworksincludeDavidKoepp’sMortdecai,theHBOTV-movieVirtuosoandRichard

Laxton’sEffieGray.MerifieldhasalsodesignedproductionsincludingALittleChaos,directedbyAlan

RickmanandstarringKateWinslet;JerushaHes’sAustenland;TheDeepBlueSeadirectedbyTerence

DaviesandstarringRachelWeiszandTomHiddleston;andRowanJoffe’sBrightonRockwithSamRiley

andAndreaRiseborough.

In2001MerifieldwasnominatedforhisfirstBAFTAAwardforhisproductiondesignonChannel4’sThe

LifeandAdventuresofNicolasNickleby,andin2008heachievedcriticalacclaimandtheEmmyAward

foroutstandingartdirectionfortheBBC’sLittleDorrit.

Merifield,aBritishnative,beganhiscareerworkingwithdirectorKenRussellinvariousoperasand

films,andlatergoingontodesignRussell’sLadyChatterley,hisfirstmajorfilmedproductiondesigner

creditfortheBBCin1993.

CAMILLATONIOLO-Editor

CamillaToniolohasbeenworkingasafilmeditorforoverthreedecades.AnativeofMilan,Italy,she

hasalsotaughtatColumbiaUniversitySchooloftheArtsandNYUFilmSchool.

TonioloworkedfortheItalianTVnetworkRAI’sNewYorkbureauatthestartofhercareerintheUS.

Shethenmovedovertofeaturefilmmakingandhasworkedwithanumberofdirectorsincluding:

JonathanDemmeasco-editoronSomethingWild;TomDiCilloonLivingInOblivion,BoxOfMoonlight,

TheRealBlondeandDoubleWhammy;StacyCochranonMyNewGunandBoys;onTheNightWeNever

MetforWarrenLeight;DouglasMcGrathonCompanyMan,Infamous,HisWayandBecomingMike

Nichols;MichaelHoffmanonGameSix;aswellasworkingonnumerousothertitles.FinalPortraitmarks

hersecondprojectwithStanleyTucciafterBlindDate.

Alongsideherworkinfeaturefilms,shehasworkedonhighprofiletelevisionprojectsincludingIn

Treatment,aserieswithGabrielByrne;MildredPierce,directedbyToddHaynes(thelattertwobothfor

HBO);TheRedRoadforSundancechannel;andtwoseasonsoftheTVseriesSmash.

Inadditiontofilmediting,Tonioloisapassionatecookandiswritingabookentitled‘TheSoccer-Dad

Cookbook’.

LIZABRACEY–CostumeDesigner

LizaBraceyhasworkedinfilmandtelevisioncostumedesigninacareerspanningtwodecades.

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Bracey’smostrecentprojectsincludeFinalScore,directedbyScottMannandstarringDaveBautista

andPierceBrosnan;TheEscape,directedbyDominicSavageandstarringGemmaArterton;and

Hampstead,directedbyJoelHopkinsandstarringDianeKeaton,BrendanGleesonandJamesNorton.

OtherfilmcreditsincludeColmMcCarthy’sTheGirlwithalltheGifts,starringGemmaArtertonand

GlennClose;TomGreen’sMonsters:DarkContinent;andAshesandSpikeIsland,bothdirectedbyMatt

Whitecross.

Additionally,BraceyhashadanextensivecareerintelevisionincludingseriessuchasMarcella,

Fortitude,TopBoy,Babylon,TrueLoveandMisfits.

Braceystartedoutintherolesofassistantcostumedesignerandcostumesupervisorforproductions

suchasIt’saWonderfulAfterlifeandAngus,ThongsandPerfectSnogging,bothforGurindhaChadha,

TheBoyintheStripedPajamas,Derailed,AgentCodyBanks2:DestinationLondon,LoveActuallyand

Code46.

CATHERINESCOBLE-Make-upandHairDesigner

CatherineScobleisaBAFTAwinningmake-upandhairdesignerworkinginfilmandtelevisiondrama.

RecentcreditsincludeTV’sFortitudestarringSofieGråbøl,AStreetcatNamedBob,directedbyRoger

SpottiswoodeandstarringLukeTreadaway,TV’sLutherwithIdrisElba,TheRackPack,againstarring

LukeTreadawayandtheThisIsEnglandseries,forwhichshereceivedherBAFTAawardandan

additionalBAFTAnomination.

ScoblehasrecentlyworkedonGuerrilla,aseriesforSkyAtlanticwithIdrisElbafromdirectorJohn

Ridley(TV’sAmericanCrime).

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Cast

InOrderofAppearance

AlbertoGiacometti GeoffreyRush

JamesLord ArmieHammer

DiegoGiacometti TonyShalhoub

AnnetteGiacometti SylvieTestud

Caroline ClémencePoésy

PierreMatisse JamesFaulkner

ClaudeMartineau KerryShale

Anne-MarieFrenaud AnnabelMullion

CaféWaiter TimDreisden

Annette’sLover TakatsunaMukai

Pimps PhilippeSpall

GaspardCaens

FirstAssistantDirector LanceRoehrig

PostProductionSupervisor PollyDuval

ProductionManager Filiz-TheresErel

SupervisingArtDirector DavidHindle

SetDecorator SaraWan

MusicSupervisor KleSavidge

SupervisingSoundEditor TimHands

FirstAssistantEditor TomChandler

ProductionCoordinator CecilyBarber

ProductionAssistant DanielHope

AssistanttoStanleyTucci LottieBirmingham

SecondAssistantDirector AlexanderHolt

ThirdAssistantDirector HannaHaffenden

FloorRunners AlexandraBeahan

LydiaBarnden

Runner/Driver TracyAsslanian

ScriptSupervisor YasminRais

A-CamOperator IainStruthers

A-CamFocusPuller GordonSegrove

B-CamOperator DannyCohen

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B-CamFocusPuller BenBrown

A-CamClapperLoaders RyanKing

BenFoat

B-CamClapperLoader AlexFinlayson

CameraTrainee MaxCarrington

KeyGrip GregMurray

GripTrainee MattHains

VideoPlaybackOperator SteveCasali

VideoPlaybackTrainee IanScafe

DIT AnthonyBagley

ProductionSoundMixer GaryDodkin

FirstAssistantSound DashMason-Malik

SecondAssistantSound NinaRice

GraphicArtDirectors KellieWaugh

SarahPasquali

StandbyArtDirector AliceSutton

AssistantArtDirector CharlotteHutchings

ScenicArtist RohanHarris

ModelMakers AntoniaAtha

LucyBullen

OllyWilliams

AssistantSetDecorator RoyaFraser

ProductionBuyer ClaireGrainger

PropertyMaster JedEvans

Storeman DaveSimpson

DressingPropman RobinJones

StandbyProps SimonRiley

TiagoLisboa

ConstructionManager JoHawthorne

ConstructionCoordinator SeamusHawthorne

SupervisingPainter BruceGallup

SupervisingCarpenter SimonRobillard

SupervisingStagehand MichaelWebb

StandbyCarpenter LeeHosken

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Carpenters DavidChettleborough

NicholasClayton

FrankCollins

MattHandford

JohnHeayn

JohnKrommenhoek

ChargehandPainter DeanHawley

AssistantCostumeDesigner PhilipO’Connor

CostumeStandbys JasonMarshall

SophieEarnshaw

MakeUpSupervisor JojoDutton

MakeUp/HairJunior NicolaIles

MakeUpArtist GerdaLauciute

LocationManager CasperMill

UnitManagers EnestAnsah

TedLadlow

ProductionAccountant RobSeager

AssistantAccountant ChristineSamways

PostProductionAccountant GarethJones

Gaffer PaulMcGeachan

BestBoy SteveRoberts

DeskOp ChrisGilbertson

Electricians AdamSlater

ThomasTann

SupervisingElectricalRigger GuyCope

ElectricalRigger TonyCardenas

GreenScreenRiggers DavidGlossop

DavidPrice

SpecialEffectsSupervisor ChrisReynolds

SpecialEffectsTechnicians MikeCrowley

MattHorton

PaulKelly

Facilities/TransluxHOD Stevie-MarieAnsell

TransluxDrivers CsabaKokeny

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PeterWalczak

Mr.Hammer’sDriver HughieMann

Mr.Rush’sDriver AlanEmanuel

DialogueCoaches BarbaraBerkery

EleanorBoyce

CastingAssistant MartinWare

Publicist JonathanRutter

Premier

StillsPhotographer ParisaTaghizadeh

EPK SpecialTreatsProductions

HealthandSafetyAdvisor MickHurrell

UnitMedic MoragWebster

Securityby AboveTheLine

DanielO’Toole

Catering HonestCatering

LeonRothera

SoundDesigner JackGillies

PostProductionCoordinator CharlotteDean

SoundRe-recordedat TwickenhamStudios

Re-recordingMixers TimCavagin

CraigIrving

SoundMixTechnicians SophiaHardman

WilliamMiller

MaxWalsh

FoleyMixer AdamFilMéndez

FoleyArtist JackStew

FoleyEditor DarioSwade

ADRRecordedat GoldcrestPostProduction

ADRMixer PeterGleaves

ADRRecordist HarryPlatford

ADRRecordedat Soundfirm,Melbourne

ADRMixer DavidWilliams

ADRVoiceCasting LouisElmanAMPS

AbigailBarbier

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VisualEffectsby DoubleNegative

VFXSupervisor RichardRReed

VFXProducer FayMcConkey

VFX2DSupervisor PranayAgarwal

VFXLineProducer NitinRavindraSingh

VFXProductionCoordinators YogitaNarsian

DevendraKeni

OnSetDataCapture JamesCooper

KelwynWhittaker

AlbanOrlhiac

CompositingArtists HemantKailasKhairnar

HiteshKini

RaghunathanKunalM

ShaunikKalia

FerozMallick

JeevanDhamange

VarunSantoshSamant

MattePaintingArtist AndrewWilliamson

VFXEditorial SimonWilliams

AbhishekChauhan

PrayagPanicker

RPMProductionManger VivekPundir

RPMLineProducer AkashRoy

RPMLineProducer KundanJha

RPMCoordinator BalenduKurup

MatchmoveSupervisor SouvikMitra

MatchmoveLead DibbyoChaudhary

MatchmoveArtist NainaMadan

RotoSupervisor SouravThakkar

RotoLead BhojarajanBalan

RotoArtists ShakeerSheik

YokeshBaskaran

AbhishekShetty

PrepLead DhavalChaudhari

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PrepArtists ChandrashekharJenega

SandeepChaudhary

DataI/OTeam LauriePellard

PhilipPendlebury

DigitalIntermediateprovidedby GoldcrestPostProduction

DigitalColourist AdamGlasman

DigitalOn-LineEditors SinéadCronin

DanielTomlinson

RussellWhite

HeadofProduction RobFarris

DIProducers ShaunRichards

JonathanCollard

DIAssistantProducer GemmaMcKeon

DIAssistantColourists MariaChamberlain

DianaVasquez

DigitalFilmBureau TomCorbett

GeorginaCranmer

GianlucaFerrari

LawrenceHook

TimothyPJones

GordonPratt

FinlayReid

HeadofDepartment PatrickMalone

CommercialDirector MartinPoultney

DITechnologist LaurentTreherne

HeadofDataManagement PeterCollins

SeniorDIAdministrator NeilHarrison

EndCreditRoller KalpanaSindhwad

MusicEditor LaurenceLoveGreed

MusicPreparation DaveFoster

ScoreRecordedandMixedat Air-EdelStudios,London

RecordingEngineer NickTaylor

AssistantEngineer RommyTurtev

OrchestraContractor IsobelGriffiths

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AssistantOrchestraContractor SusieGillis

Violin/EnsembleLeader JacquelineShave

Violin/Viola MaxBaillie

Cello TimothyGill

Cello NicholasCooper

DoubleBass ChrisLaurence

Piano DavidHartley

Celeste DavidArch

JazzAGogo

WordsandMusicbyRobertGall,AlainGoraguer

PublishedbyEditionsBagatelle/EMIMusicPublishing

Ltd

PerformedbyFranceGall

CourtesyofPolydorRecords(France)

UnderlicencefromUniversalMusicOperationsLtd

Attraction

WrittenbyAliBoudrahem,Benedicte

Grimault,FrancoisJeanJeannin,David

Lewis,ManohisoaRazanajato

PublishedbyUniversalMusicPublishing

MGBLtd

PerformedbyParisCombo

CourtesyofPolydorRecords(France)

UnderlicencefromUniversalMusic

OperationsLtd

LaFleur

ComposedbyRalfGscheidle

UnderlicensefromSonotonMusic

CourtesyofCavendishMusic

SummerinParis

ComposedbyChrisGarrick

LicensedcourtesyofCavendishMusic

Insurance MediaInsurance

JohnO’Sullivan

CompletionGuarantor FilmFinances

JamesShirras

NeilCalder

RuthHodgson

Lawyers ReedSmith

RichardPhilips

LauraCrowley

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Crossen&Borowsky

SophieBorowsky

Auditors ShipleysLLP

SteveJoberns

Camerassuppliedby Panavision

LightingEquipment WarnerBros

RiggingSupplies BlitzHireLtd

SpecialEffects AllEffects

Costumiers Angels

CarloManzi

CostumeWorkshop

CollectiveTextiles

KimJones

Movietone

ScriptClearances MediaScriptChecks

FrenchTranslator RomainKedochim

MobileDigitalLab CoachHouseDigital

EditingEquipment HyperactiveBroadcast

PostProductionScript FATTS

PostProductionFacilitiesprovidedbyPrimePost(Europe)

ForPotboilerProductions

HeadofFinance BekLeigh

AssistantProducer RobbieLeacock

ForRiverstonePictures

HeadofDevelopment JeremyBaxter

HeadofLegal VickySkea

ProductionManager LaurenCox

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ProducedbyLowsunPictures

CharlesAuty SimonWilliams

MilaZdravkovic TedCawrey

KatieFitzgerald-Fraser

ForHanWayFilms

GabrielleStewart JanSpielhoff

MatthewBaker JustinKelly

ClaireTaylor ThomasMann

JonathanLynch-Staunton SimoneTalfourd

AnnaChettle ElizabethKormanova

MarkLane

ForArsamInternational

HeadofProduction JenniferSabbah

ProductionManager MarieNoelleHauville

ProductionDesigner BenoitBarrouh

ProductionAdministrator SandrineSurget

ProductionAccountant AlbertSetton

ProductionAssistant MarieLangladeDemoyen

UseoftheworksofAlbertoGiacometticourtesyof

therightsholdersoftheArtist:©FondationAlbertoetAnnetteGiacomettiandADAGP,Paris

CeilingoftheGarnierOpera,1964

MarcChagall©ADAGP,Paris2016

Withthanksto

Jean-PierreDelagarde,MariaWalker,EddieDias,BeverleyRamm,AdamBell

TheNationalTrustHamHouse,Richmond,London

ByKindPermissionofTheGreenwichFoundationfortheOldRoyalNavalCollege

AlexRouseWigCompany,TheReelEyeCompany,

KrystianMallet,FangsFX,SarahWetherburn.

TheDirectorandProducerswouldliketothank

HiramWilliams

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GillesRoyLord

CatherineGrenier

EmilieLeMappian

CamilleGuerin

ThierryMaillard

EmmanuelleLagrue

PaulMoorhouse

MichaelPeppiat

TonyLipp

WrenArthur

SteveBuscemi

ClemBallas

JennPlante

OrianaElia

FranklinLatt

AndreaCalderwood

FilmedatTwickenhamFilmStudiosandonlocationinLondon.

Thisfilmisadramatisationbasedoncertainfacts.Someofthenameshavebeenchanged,andsomeoftheeventsandcharactershavebeenfictionalisedfordramaticpurposes.

ThisfilmisprotectedunderthelawsoftheUnitedKingdomandothercountries.Unauthorisedduplication,distributionorexhibitionmayresultincivilliabilityandcriminalprosecution.

©FinalPortraitCommissioningLimited2016

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