From the director of Ghost World and Bad Santa, Art School Confidential follows talented young artist Jerome Platz (Max Minghella) as he escapes from high school to a tiny East Coast art school. Here the boyish freshman's ambition is to become the world's greatest artist, like his hero Picasso. Unfortunately the beauty and craft of Jerome's portraiture are not appreciated in an anything-goes art class. Neither his harsh judgments of his classmates' efforts nor his later attempts to create pseudo-art of his own won him any admirers. But Jerome does attract the attentions of his dream girl, the stunning and sophisticated Audrey (Sophia Myles), an artist's model and daughter of a celebrated artist. Rejecting the affections of the local art scene. Audrey id drawn to Jerome's sincerity. When Audrey shifts her attention to Jonah (Matt Keeslar) a hunky painter who becomes the school's latest art star, Jerome is heartbroken. Desperate, he concocts a risky plan to make a name for himself and win her back.RATING: R
STARRING:
Max Minghella: Jerome PlatzYEAR OF RELEASE: 2006
Sophia Myles: Audrey Baumgarten
John Malkovich: Professor Sandiford
Ethan Suplee: Vince
Matt Keeslar: Jonah
Joel David Moore: Bardo
Anjelica Huston: Art History Teacher
Jim Broadbent: Jimmy
SCREENWRITER: Daniel Clowes
DIRECTOR: Terry Zwigoff
RUNNING TIME: 102 minutes
STUDIO: Sony Pictures Classic
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