Underplayed Gems

The Artist and the Model (2012)

The Artist and the Model poster
Original title
El artista y la modelo
Directed by
Fernando Trueba
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Spain
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
R
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 50 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An aging sculptor in a rural French village takes on a young Spanish refugee as his model. Their relationship revives his creativity and confronts his mortality.

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What happens

The Artist and the Model (French: L'artiste et son modèle, Spanish: El artista y la modelo) is a 2012 French-language Spanish drama film directed by Fernando Trueba and written by Trueba and Jean-Claude Carrière. In 2012, Fernando Trueba was nominated for the Golden Shell and won the Silver Shell for Best Director at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. The year after, the film was nominated for 13 categories in the 27th Goya Awards, including Best Film and Best Director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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