Basic
Info
Title:
Camille Claudel
Genre:
Biography, Drama, History
Country:
France
Language:
French
Running
time: 175 minutes
Release
date: 7 December 1988 (France)
Staff
Director:
Bruno Nuytten
Produced by: Isabelle Adjani, Bernard Artigues,
Christian Fechner
Screenplay: Bruno Nuytten, Marilyn Goldin
Music:
Gabriel Yared
Cinematography:
Pierre Lhomme
Edited
by: Joëlle Hache, Jeanne Kef
Cast
Isabelle Adjani as Camille Claudel
Gérard Depardieu as Auguste Rodin
Laurent Grévill as Paul Claudel
Summary
“Camille Claudel” is a 1988 French biographical drama film about the life of the 19th-century sculptor, Camille Claudel.
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| Camille Claudel |
The film was based on the book by Reine-Marie Paris, the granddaughter of Camille's brother and the poet Paul Claudel.
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| Reine-Marie Paris |
Co-produced
by Isabelle Adjani and directed by Bruno Nuytten, the film starred Isabelle
Adjani and Gérard Depardieu. Adjani was nominated for an Academy Award for Best
Actress for her role, earning the second glory in her acting career, and she
became the first French actress to be nominated for the Best Actress Oscar
twice.
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| Isabelle Adjani |
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| Gérard Depardieu |
The film tells the troubled life of French sculptor Camille Claudel and her long relationship with the sculptor Auguste Rodin.
Beginning in the 1880s, with the first meeting of Claudel and Rodin, the film follows the development of their intense romantic bond. The development of this relationship, along with the rise of Claudel's career, helped her to overcome prejudices against female artists of her time.
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| Auguste Rodin |
However, as Rodin's fame rises and he loves another woman, their romance soon suffers. These difficulties, along with her increasing doubts about the value of her work, drove her into an emotional agitation that develops into her insanity.
Movie
Review
“Extremely underrated.
Adjani's performance is epic”
“Wonderful! A must see for
those who appreciate quality films”
“One of the most brilliant
acting in a movie”
“Isabelle Adjani is
impressive”
“Superb acting, brilliant
cinematography”
“Tragedy of a woman
artist”
Interesting
stories about the film
1. Alain Cuny, who played Camille
and Paul Claudel's father, actually met Paul Claudel. In 1944, the poet and dramatist
Paul Claudel personally chose Cuny for the role of Pierre de Craon in his play
"The Tidings Brought to Mary."
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| Paul Claudel |
2. A major scene in the movie describes the announcement of the death of Victor Hugo. In the film "L'histoire d'Adèle H. (1975)", Isabelle Adjani played Adèle Hugo, the daughter of Victor Hugo, who suffered from schizophrenia, like Camille Claudel.
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| Adèle Hugo |
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| L'histoire d'Adèle H. (1975) |
Thank you.
