Al Pacino to play Henri Matisse February 17, 2011 - 14:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Al Pacino has landed an artistic new role playing legendary French painter Henri Matisse in new movie Masterpiece. The Godfather star will tackle the lead role in the new film, which will focus on Matisse's relationship with his nurse and muse, Monique Bourgeois. The pair met in 1942, when Bourgeois was 21 years old and the artist was in his 70s, but they were separated by World War Ii until they finally reunited in 1946. Bourgeois became a nun and inspired Matisse to paint one of his most famous works - the Chapelle du Rosaire in Vence, France. Masterpiece will be directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Deepa Mehta, The Post Chronilcle reported.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
