Moss & Freud

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Moss & Freud
Directed by James Lucas
Screenplay byJames Lucas
Produced byMatthew Metcalfe
Starring
CinematographyMaria Ines Manchego
Edited byNick Carew
Music byKarl Sölve Steven
Production
company
GFC Films
Release date
  • 2025 (2025)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Moss & Freud is a 2025 British true-life drama film written and directed by James Lucas, starring Ellie Bamber, portraying English model Kate Moss, and Derek Jacobi as painter Lucien Freud.

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Premise

In London in 2002, supermodel Kate Moss agrees to pose for a painting by aging artist Lucien Freud. After sittings over the course of many months, the resultant painting was auctioned in 2005 for £3,928,000 [1] [2]

Cast

Production

The film is written and directed by James Lucas and is produced by GFC Films with Matthew Metcalfe as producer. with Kate Moss as an executive producer with the support of the Lucian Freud Archive. [3]

The cast is led by Ellie Bamber as Moss, with Derek Jacobi as Lucien Freud. [4] The cast also includes Jasmine Blackborow as well as Bella Freud, Tim Downie and Will Tudor. [5] [2] [6]

Release

The film premiered at the London International Film Festival on 10 October 2025. [7] [8]

References

  1. ↑ Walters, Isolde (October 17, 2025). "Moss & Freud: the supermodel and painter extraordinaire deserve more than this film offers". Tatler. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Goldstein, Caroline (February 17, 2023). "Here's What We Know About 'Moss and Freud,' the Upcoming Film About the Friendship Between Kate Moss and Lucian Freud". Art Net. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ Ravindran, Manori (February 2, 2023). "Kate Moss Played by Ellie Bamber in Movie About Supermodel's Relationship With Lucian Freud". Variety. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (February 2, 2023). "Ellie Bamber Tapped To Play Kate Moss In James Lucas's 'Moss & Freud' – EFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (October 10, 2025). "Moss and Freud review – Kate meets Lucian and they get on brilliantly with absolutely no funny business at all". The Guardian. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  6. ↑ Romney, Jonathan (October 11, 2025). "'Moss & Freud' review: Dramatisation of the 2002 collaboration between Lucian Freud and Kate Moss". Screen Daily. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Moss & Freud". bfi.org. October 10, 2025. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Moss & Freud review: film exploring unlikely friendship ultimately fails to scratch the surface". The Art Newspaper. October 14, 2025. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
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