Plot
An artist meets a mysterious and wealthy benefactor and their relationship is not what it appears to be.
Release Year: 2012
Rating: 7.7/10 (79 voted)
Director:Nenad Cicin-Sain
Storyline
An artist meets a mysterious and wealthy benefactor and their relationship is not what it appears to be.
Writers: ,
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Filming Locations: Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA
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User Review
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Rating: 7/10
Another masterful performance by stage and screen veteran Frank
Langella, anchors this visually sumptuous but remote depiction of the
relationship that begins when a selfish dying man hires a young
struggling artist (Wes Bentley) for a series of enigmatic video
assignments. A dull actor with intense eyes, Bentley brings very little
energy to his role as a neglectful father and husband consumed by his
love for the canvas. As a result, the drama remains tentative until the
emotional heart of the film, a character played by Sarah
Paulson,arrives towards the finale. The culminating set piece,
involving Langella's final gift to his family is devastating in its
emotional power and visual simplicity, but over all the film feels more
of a cinematic exercise than a satisfying dramatic story.
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