Period dramas have long been a beloved genre of film and television, consistently indulging audiences in enthralling plots while fulfilling our deepest desires of escapism through lavish costumes and satisfying (yet sometimes frustrating) romances that keep you hooked. Costume dramas don’t seem to be going out of style any time soon, with the popularity of shows like “Bridgerton,” “The Gilded Age,” and “Outlander” serving as proof.

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Ben Stiller’s “Severance” (critically acclaimed), Soo Hugh’s “Pachinko,” (critically acclaimed), “WeCrashed” with Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway (great), “Slow Horses” with Gary Oldman and Kristen Scott Thomas, “Shining Girls” with Elisabeth Moss (I’m under embargo on both, but wow), Apple TV+ may have got off to a rocky start, but is there any recent streamer that has gone on a run as hot as this in three months?

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Armie Hammer has been making the most of his Euro trip movie roles. Of course, he spent nearly all of last year basking in the warmth of the Italy set, Oscar contending “Call Me By Your Name.” Now the actor plays a handsome American in Paris in the upcoming “Final Portrait.”

Written and directed by Stanley Tucci, and co-starring Geoffrey Rush, Clémence Poésy, Tony Shalhoub and Sylvie Testud, the film tells the true story of the relationship between James Lord and the painter Alberto Giacometti.

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We’re in the midst of the big summer holiday in North America, with Canadians coming off July 1st and Americans gearing up for July 4th. So, it’s the perfect time for the first trailer for an art dramedy about an eccentric painter, right? Well, the folks behind “Final Portrait” sure think so.

Starring Geoffrey Rush, Armie Hammer, Clémence Poésy, Tony Shalhoub and Sylvie Testud, and directed by Stanley Tucci, the film is “a charming, modest” look at the unique artistic process of painter Alberto Giacometti, as he hits down to compose a portrait of art-lover James Lord.

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If ever there was a film summed up by its opening shot, “Final Portrait,” the gentle two-hander from mostly-actor-occasional-director Stanley Tucci (“Big Night“) is it. In an art gallery, underneath a white wall emblazoned with his dynamic, carelessly elegant signature slouches, famous Swiss sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti (Geoffrey Rush), a rumpled, untidy assemblage of a man, stares morosely at the floor.

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Perhaps aware that the comparisons to “Rosemary’s Baby” will arrive from the start, playwright and theatre director David Farr, making his feature film debut, acknowledges the allusions to Roman Polanski’s picture from the first frames. Our first look of Clémence Poésy in the film bears a similar fragility to Mia Farrow, and the score by Adem Ilhan (“In The Loop”) evokes lullabye-style tones not unlike Krzysztof Komeda’s work on Polanski’s picture.

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Watch: Neighbors Gets Nasty In New Trailer And Clip For Thriller 'The Ones Below' Starring Clémence Poésy

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Watch: First Trailer For Polanski-esque Thriller ‘The Ones Below’ Starring Clémence Poésy

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TIFF Review: 'Rosemary's Baby'-Esque Thriller 'The Ones Below' Starring Clémence Poésy

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TIFF Exclusive: Clémence Poésy Gets Spooked In Clip From Thriller 'The Ones Below'

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Casting: Elizabeth Banks & Donald Glover Join 'Magic Mike XXL,' Keegan-Michael Key Goes On 'Vacation' & More

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