剧情简介
故事开始于1964年，詹姆斯（艾米·汉莫ArmieHammer饰）是一名艺术评论家，一天，他来到了著名艺术家贾科梅蒂（杰弗里·拉什GeoffreyRush饰）正在巴黎进行的个人展览，让詹姆斯没有想到的是，自己竟然有幸遇到了贾科梅蒂本人，不仅如此，贾科梅蒂还要请他前往自己的画室，做他的模特。 就这样，詹姆斯开始了和这位传奇艺术家的零距离接触。在拥挤而又狭窄的画室里，詹姆斯亲眼目睹了过人的天赋带给贾科梅蒂的预约以及痛苦。在画詹姆斯的肖像画时，贾科梅蒂反复撕毁了自己已经完成的画作，创作似乎陷入了瓶颈之中，最终，他能否如期完成肖像画呢？
最后的肖像评论
「Have you always been so doubt for your own ability? ↓ Of course. It gets worse every year. ↓ But you become more successful every year. ↓ What better breeding ground for doubt than success?」
「It's like he's determined to remain completely unsatisfied. → No, not completely, just perfectly.」
「When I was young, I thought I could do everything. When I grew up, I realized I could do nothing. That's what kept me going.」
「Well, I really, I don't know how to thank you. It's been an honor to pose for you. ↓ Are you out of your mind? ↓ I didn't say I wanted to do it again.」
「In his last letter, Giacometti told me how much he enjoyed painting my portrait and that he hoped I would come back soon so that we could start all over... again.」