Paris, 1964. The Swiss sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti, one of the most accomplished and respected artists of his generation, asks his friend, the American writer James Lord, to sit for a portrait, assuring him that it will take no longer than two or three hours, an afternoon at the most.
Geoffrey Rush
as Alberto Giacometti
Armie Hammer
as James Lord
Clémence Poésy
as Caroline
Tony Shalhoub
as Diego Giacometti
Sylvie Testud
as Annette Giacometti
James Faulkner
as Pierre Matisse
Kerry Shale
as Claude Martineau
Annabel Mullion
as Anne-Marie Frenaud
Tim Dreisden
as Café Waiter
Takatsuna Mukai
as Annette's Lover
Philippe Spall
as Pimp #1
Gaspard Caens
as Pimp #2
