Camille Claudel
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Movie Reviews of Camille Claudel
Movie Review: How not to Sculpt when Angry?
Summary: 4 Stars
I was just amazed and impressed with the director's attempt to convey the method of creation for a sculpture. I do not think he was successful other than letting me know it is extremely messy, models must always be freezing, takes a lifetime to perfect, and lots of mushing translates to a lifesize sensous naked piece of marble. Tall order to show more I imagine, but I keep thinking Picasso and Michaelangelo, albeit easier to demo. Unfortunately, I have such a limited background in art that I was expecting to really see the process. I got a glimpse into that secret world which I imagine earns the respect of all true artists. When Rodin insults the photographer I was saddened as that about measures the depth of my creative talent. However, Adjani is truly the centerpiece of creation in this film, I recommend a film on her 'creating' Camille, it was incredible.... I was surprised that the only piece delicately depicted in the film was the beautiful Giganti foot and then maybe his face. Otherwise the rest of the imitations, one would think close to the originals, were absolutely course, unfinished and unimpressive. I think of the Pride and Prejudice scene at first sight of Mr. Darcy's sculpture collection.....breathtaking!!! Gerald was perfectly suited much like Alfred in Freida. It is incomprehensible that this woman had sooo much influence in her family to make them move to Paris, stop going to church, inflict such shame and horror, and she never seems to regret anything but working for Rodin. The backdrop of late 19th century was a special treat and a bucolic life at Villanueve delightful. The suffering of this woman was difficut to watch and made me reconsider my lack of creative ability may be a blessing for a happier life. And oh yeah, bad commericial for AshleyMadison...YIKES!Movie Review: The tragedy of madness
Summary: 4 Stars
Camille Claudel was a sculptor in a time when women were discouraged from art - and especially from that most muscular of arts, sculpture. Such was her genius, though, that she was accepted as Rodin's student. He supported her career, both as his assitant and as an artist in her own right. Some people say that her skill outstripped even his.
Why, then, is her work so little known today? Certainly not because it's appeal faded with time. It still has all the power to move a viewer that it ever did. The reason is probably that there was so very little of her work, and even less extant today. Her career lasted only a few of her adult years. Illness of mind drove her from the people and venues that supported her, and drove her to destroy much of her own work. In the end, illness left her unable even to care for herself. She was hospitalized in 1913, and died in 1943 without regaining her sanity, her freedom, or her career.
This lovely movie documents her life up to 1913. It shows her early promise, her rise to success, and her collapse into incapacity. The basic historical facts, to the best of my knowledge, are sound, but may have been stretched in a few places. Her relationship with Rodin is shown, but may not have been given the emphasis it warranted. Her removal to the hospital for the insane is shown, too, but may not have been the peaceable affair displayed here. No matter. Claudel the artist deserves the attention, and Claudel the woman leaves us asking what wonders that illness stole from her and from history.
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Movie Review: Tragic life of an artist
Summary: 4 Stars
Biopic of the French scuptress (played by Isabelle Adjani) who showed great promise as a young woman and then came under the influence of Rodin (she became his lover) and went mad. She is contrasted with her brother Paul, who is weak and afraid of life's risks, while she is strong, independent, and willful; he goes on to success while she achieves nothing but madness. Rodin uses her, emotionally and physically, and when she becomes pregnant by him and wants him to marry her, he refuses (he's actually living with another woman). She has an abortion, attempts again to get Rodin to marry her, fails at this - and then slips into the madness of paranoia. She continues to sculpt, has one showing, but it's not a success and she goes off the deep end. She spends the last 30 years of her life in an asylum. The movie is good, mainly because the script is excellent; so is the period photography. At times it goes soft, though, especially in some of the scenes with Rodin (played well by Gerard Depardieu) where a knockout punches should have been delivered. Interesting, however, and well worth a watch.
Movie Review: Great story...slow moving...
Summary: 3 Stars
This movie is based on the life of Camille Claudel (1864-1943) who was a beautiful and talented French sculptor. She gets support from her Father early on in her passionate pursuit of her artistic development however he eventually climbs on the side of her despicable Mother who looks for Camille to take a more traditional path in life (wife, mother, etc).
Rodin, considered by many to be one of the world's greatest sculptors, took on Camille as a mentee and quickly learned that in many ways her talents exceeded his. Rodin, twice her age, falls in love with Claudel and she with him. Claudel presses Rodin to marry her after learning that she is pregnant however Rodin refuses to commit to her or to any woman for that matter. Claudel reluctantly walks away from him and eventually loses her mind when she sees that Rodin goes on surviving without her. She becomes convinced that Rodin and his supporters were out to steal her work and her best ideas and she eventually is institutionalized for 30 years until her death at 78 years of age.
I found the story to be engaging and the cinematography to be first rate. However this nearly 3 hour movie was a bit slow moving for me and certain parts were hard to reconcile (Claudel barely ages throughout the movie - Rodin's ability to walk away from Claudel after she is such a great inspiration and love to him - her odd relationship with her brother.)
Movie Review: Camille Claudel
Summary: 2 Stars
Movie has English subtitles. Well acted with good scenery but the life of Camille Claudel is essentially a depressing one and the movie portrays this fairly accurately.