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NEW YORK (May 17, 2017) -
Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all
rights in North America to Stanley Tucci’s FINAL PORTRAIT from
Riverstone Pictures. The film had its world premiere at the Berlin
International Film Festival out of competition in a gala screening.
Written
and directed by Tucci, FINAL PORTRAIT stars Geoffrey Rush, Armie
Hammer, Clémence Poésy, Tony Shalhoub and Sylvie Testud and is produced
by Gail Egan, Nik Bower and Ilann Girard and executive produced by
Deepak Nayar, Fred Hogge and Ted Blumberg.
FINAL PORTRAIT is the
story of the touching and offbeat friendship between American writer and
art-lover James Lord and Alberto Giacometti, as seen through Lord’s
eyes and revealing unique insight into the beauty, frustration,
profundity and sometimes the chaos of the artistic process. Set in 1964,
while on a short trip to Paris, Lord is asked by his friend,
Giacometti, to sit for a portrait. The process, promises Giacometti,
will take only a few days and so Lord agrees — ultimately wondering "how
much longer can it go on like this?"
"Giacometti's work and
life and Lord's poignant memoir have fascinated me for years. To finally
bring my adaptation to the screen with this extraordinary cast and crew
has been indeed a pleasure and to have Sony Classics distributing is a
great honor," said Tucci.
"Audiences everywhere will embrace what
Stanley Tucci has done here. He has made a remarkable film about the
artistic process of the great painter and sculptor Giacometti, with a
stunning cast led by Geoffrey Rush. We are thrilled to be involved,"
added Sony Pictures Classics.
The deal was negotiated between
CAA and SPC. HanWay Films is handling international sales and
distribution and is selling remaining territories in Cannes where the
company has four films included in Official Selection.
ABOUT SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
Michael
Barker and Tom Bernard serve as co-presidents of Sony Pictures
Classics—an autonomous division of Sony Pictures Entertainment they
founded with Marcie Bloom in January 1992, which distributes, produces,
and acquires independent films from around the world. Barker and Bernard
have released prestigious films that have won 37 Academy Awards® (33 of
those at Sony Pictures Classics) and have garnered 163 Academy Award®
nominations (137 at Sony Pictures Classics) including Best Picture
nominations for WHIPLASH, AMOUR, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, AN EDUCATION,
CAPOTE, HOWARDS END, AND CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON.
ABOUT SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT
Sony
Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of
America, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global
operations encompass motion picture production and distribution;
television production and distribution; home entertainment acquisition
and distribution; a global channel network; digital content creation and
distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new
entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of
entertainment in more than 142 countries. For additional information, go
to http://www.sonypictures.com.
