Camille Claudel
1988 Biography / Drama
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Summary
A young woman, Camille Claudel, labours to become a sculptor and wins the admiration of
the famous artist Auguste Rodin. The latter adopts Claudel as his apprentice, but
the two soon become lovers. When Rodin refuses to marry Claudel, they separate and
Camille becomes a bitter and self-destructive recluse.
Review
Distinguished cinematographer Bruno Nuytten directed this epic biographical drama of the
life of Camille Claudel, France's most famous female sculptor and a disciple of the great
Rodin. It is a languorous, intense work which many spectators will find slow-moving and
stifling - in spite of some pretty respectable (but not great) performances from Isabelle
Adjani and Gérard Depardieu. Nuytten's strength is his ability to use image to
create mood, and this he does masterfully, although he doesn't quite manage to compensate
for the lack of emotional depth in Adjani's somewhat theatrical portrayal of Claudel.
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