Camille Claudel
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Movie Reviews of Camille Claudel
Movie Review: Merveilleux!
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw the movie when it first came out. I was then a high school student. We went to one of the most appropriate movie theaters for this movie. The movie theater was in the old European town of Galata (Istanbul). The theater was well over hundred years old and had an inverted half dome shape. I remember being very much touched with the sensuality of the movie. Years has passed and I still can not forget how bewitched I was by the realism of the movie. Both Isabelle Adjani and Gerard Depardieu were fabulous.Movie Review: Merveilleux!
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw the movie when it first came out. I was then a high school student. We went to one of the most appropriate movie theaters for this movie. The movie theater was in the old European town of Galata (Istanbul). The theater was well over hundred years old and had an inverted half dome shape. I remember being very much touched with the sensuality of the movie. Years has passed and I still can not forget how bewitched I was by the realism of the movie.Movie Review: Sculpting a Life
Summary: 4 Stars
Prior to the 1988 release of this powerful biopic, Camille Claudel was but a footnote in history, the almost forgotten sister of the great 19th century French poet Paul Claudel. But since this movie, Paul has been relegated to being known as Camille's brother. Isabelle Adjani dominates the film in the title role as a young sculptor studying with and having a disastrous affair with the great sculptor Rodin. Gerard Depardieu delivers his usual forceful performance as Rodin, but never overshadows Adjani. The central issue of the film is the lack of credit that the woman sculptor receives because of societal prejudice. The script goes so far as to strongely imply that she was the real genius and that Rodin borrowed from her. This angle continues to make the film very popular with the female audience. Although the packaging on this video proclaims that this is "a historically accurate depiction", some skepticism is in order. I have visited the Rodin museum in Paris a number of times where sculptures by both Rodin and Claudel are on display. These works make it clear that Rodin did great things before, during, and after his affair with Claudel, whereas Claudel did great work only during her time with Rodin, and relatively mediocre work before and after. The observer is free to come to his own conclusions. In any event, the film is a well-spent two and one half hours, and the Orion video has clear yellow subtitles for those who don't know French.Movie Review: Good!
Summary: 4 Stars
Camille Claudel is a must-see. There are various topics in it that make this film interesting: the struggle of women artists of that time; the influence of Rodin on her artistic and personal life; her father's support and insight for his daughter; insanity as product of social misconception on females' role in the art world.Great acting and a superb story. The only drawback is that it seems to be told entirely by the 'pro-Claudel's side of view'. In spite of that, this is still a movie that has depth and gives an accurate picture of that passion and conflict for being a fine artist.
Movie Review: hey mister video reviewer
Summary: 5 Stars
there is no questioning about the cinematographic success of this movie..as far as what is questioned by one professional reviewer is concerned, the value of its treatment of the basic themes, art and love, thats where the movie is actually the classic its bound to become. It 'subtly' questions the possibility of creative genius, in the characters of Rodin who was compromised to become a capitalist rather than a real artist despite his talents, Camille, who is brought down by her own pride, especially where it gets into conflict with her identity as a woman, and the earnest catholic poet Paul Claudel, Camille's brother who has been overshadowed by her influence in the family, who compromises with god and lays his genius in his hands. Camille never achieves self-confidence and knowledge and ends up paranoid because her unshakable awareness of her genius is bolstered only by pride and willpower when her lover is left, while Rodin ends up a puppet of the dominant forces in society having run after fame and fortune all his life- there are hints to the purely seducive and abstract nature of Rodin's art given by Paul throughout the movie. As a woman she gets pregnant from Rodin but their marriage doesnt follow since shes too proud to let Rodin know about it...shes done with the baby but her product as an artist remain as much opaque and alien to her as the fatherless baby she was to bear. Whether this is a peculiarly female tragedy is a question the movie doesnt seem to answer as far as my viewing is concerned. But in the least it problematizes deeply the existence of the artist. So this is not a 'shallow' move at all, and but if youre looking for a movie that goes like popcorn it may seem so to you..