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Camille Claudel (1988)

Camille Claudel poster
Directed by
Bruno Nuytten
Genre
drama film, biographical film, romance film, historical film
Country
France
Runtime
2h 48m
Rated
R
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 152 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows the life of 19th-century French sculptor Camille Claudel. It shows her artistic passion and her difficult relationship with her mentor and lover Auguste Rodin.

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What happens

Camille Claudel is a 1988 French biographical drama film about the life of 19th-century sculptor Camille Claudel. The film's screenplay was based on the book by Reine-Marie Paris, granddaughter of Camille's younger brother Paul Claudel, a poet and diplomat. It was directed by Bruno Nuytten, co-produced by Isabelle Adjani, and starred her and Gérard Depardieu. The film had a total of 2,717,136 admissions in France. Adjani was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role, the second in her career. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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