This film about the tragic life of French artist Camille Claudel is as dark and unwieldy as one of Claudel's own sculptures. Born in 1864, Claudel (played by Oscar-nominated Isabelle Adjani, who also coproduced) demonstrated talent early. At 20, she met sculptor Auguste Rodin (Gerard
Depardieu), who became her mentor and lover. Their 12-year liaison was an artistically fertile time for Claudel, but the affair's disastrous outcome caused the already high-strung Claudel to deteriorate further emotionally to the point of becoming an impoverished recluse, and in 1913 she was
forcibly committed to a psychiatric hospital.
Adjani and director Bruno Nuytten's film is a...
Released:
1988
Rated:
R
Length:
149 mins