Camille Claudel Movie Review 1989

A lushly romantic version of the art world in the late 19th century, when art was exploding in new forms and independence for women was unheard of. Young sculptor Claudel's (Adjani) tragic love for art, Auguste Rodin (the larger-than-life Depardieu), and independence clash, costing her sanity and her confinement to an insitution for the last 30 years of her life. Very long, it requires an attentive and thoughtful viewing. In French with English subtitles.

Distribution

Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, Phone: (818)407-9100, Email: inquiries@image-entertainment.com, URL: http://www.image-entertainment.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 149 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Period Piece: 19th Century, Romantic Drama, Biopics: Artists, Art & Artists, Sanity Check, Sculptors

Screenplay

Bruno Nuytten, Marilyn Goldin

Cast

Isabelle Adjani, Gerard Depardieu, Laurent Grevill, Alain Cuny, Madeleine Robinson, Katrine Boorman, Daniele Lebrun

Cinematography

Pierre Lhomme

Director

Bruno Nuytten

Music

Gabriel Yared

Producer

Gaumount

Awards

Cesar 1989: Actress (Adjani), Art Dir./Set Dec., Cinematog., Costume Des., Film.