Highsnobiety

This story was published on May 19, 2022 and updated on February 2, 2023

Moss & Freud, James Lucas' upcoming film on the special relationship shared by supermodel Kate Moss and painter Lucian Freud, has found its titular star. Actor Ellie Bamber will play the British fashion icon, casting choice that Moss herself approves of.

"As this is such a personal story of mine it has been essential that I be involved with James in all aspects as the project has developed," Moss said in a statement. "I am thrilled by the recent casting and excited that the film will begin shooting soon, I cannot wait to see it.”

Moss & Freud will immortalize the unlikely bond between the '90s tastemaker and the late painter, grandson of Sigmund Freud himself. The two forged a friendship after Moss proclaimed that one of her remaining unfulfilled ambitions was to pose for the figurative artist.

Despite Freud's aversion to painting celebrities ("they've grown another skin because they've been looked at so much," he famously said), he indulged Moss' wish — over a period of nine months, a then-pregnant Moss sat for the painter seven days a week, from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.

In 2005, the portrait — titled "Naked Portrait 2002" — sold at auction for £3,928,000 (approximately $5 million). Currently, the work is owned by a private American collector.

Your Highsnobiety privacy settings have blocked this Instagram post.

With the help of the Lucian Freud Archive, Moss herself will executive produce the film. "After watching ‘The Phone Call’ I knew that James would convey the emotion in the storytelling in a fitting way, one this memoir deserves," the model said of Lucas' Oscar-winning short film.

Set to play opposite Bamber's Moss? Derek Jacobi, who bears a convincing resemblance to Freud.

 

We Recommend
  • most comfortable sneakers
    The Most Comfortable Sneakers & Where to Buy Them
    • Style
  • Image on Highsnobiety
    The 11 Most Expensive Hollywood Movies Ever Made
    • Lifestyle
  • gore-tex jackets
    The Most Stylish GORE-TEX Jackets For Fall 2023
    • Style
  • Image on Highsnobiety
    Finally, a T-shirt For 'Barbie' & 'Oppenheimer's Shared Release Day
    • Style
  • Image on Highsnobiety
    21 Black-Owned Brands to Shop All Year Round
    • Style
  • Image on Highsnobiety
What To Read Next
  • Vivienne Westwood
    Cottagecore Meets Patterns and Moves into 2024
    • Style
  • Gucci x Barbour FW23
    Barbour's Gucci Collab Is Beautiful Luxury Deadstock
    • Style
  • Marshall
    Marshall’s Motif II A.N.C. Earbuds Pocket Concert-Quality Sound
    • Accessories
  • A$AP Rocky smiles while wearing a grey Miu Miu jacket & jeans with son RZA wearing a yellow puffer jacket & Onitsuka Tiger sneakers
    Cool Dad A$AP Rocky's Best Accessory: His Son
    • Style
  • Image on Highsnobiety
    JJJJound's Newest Reebok Is a Return to FFFForm
    • Sneakers
  • Marilyn Monroe Military Bomber Jacket
    From World Wars to Notorious Subcultures: Charting The MA-1's History
    • Style
*If you submitted your e-mail address and placed an order, we may use your e-mail address to inform you regularly about similar products without prior explicit consent. You can object to the use of your e-mail address for this purpose at any time without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic tariffs. Each newsletter contains an unsubscribe link. Alternatively, you can object to receiving the newsletter at any time by sending an e-mail to info@highsnobiety.com

Web Accessibility Statement

Titelmedia (Highsnobiety), is committed to facilitating and improving the accessibility and usability of its Website, www.highsnobiety.com. Titelmedia strives to ensure that its Website services and content are accessible to persons with disabilities including users of screen reader technology. To accomplish this, Titelmedia has engaged UsableNet Inc, a leading web accessibility consultant to help test, remediate and maintain our Website in-line with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), which also bring the Website into conformance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Disclaimer

Please be aware that our efforts to maintain accessibility and usability are ongoing. While we strive to make the Website as accessible as possible some issues can be encountered by different assistive technology as the range of assistive technology is wide and varied.

Contact Us

If, at any time, you have specific questions or concerns about the accessibility of any particular webpage on this Website, please contact us at accessibility@highsnobiety.com, +49 (0)30 235 908 500. If you do encounter an accessibility issue, please be sure to specify the web page and nature of the issue in your email and/or phone call, and we will make all reasonable efforts to make that page or the information contained therein accessible for you.