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The real Camille Claudel
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True story. Film about love, the depiction of artistic
creation, passion and obsession.
Biography of sculptress Camille
Claudel (1864-1943), sister of author Paul Claudel. After years of living with master
sculptor Auguste Rodin as a student, co-worker and lover, Claudel descended
into alcoholism, depression, paranoia, and madness after he left her. Her disapproving family
had her committed to a mental institution where she died 30 years later. |
Background
Information
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Camille Claudel,
Paul Claudel, Auguste Rodin, Victor Hugo, Arthur Rimbaud |
Director
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Bruno Nuytten |
Main Actors
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Isabelle Adjani,
Gérard
Depardieu . Adjani also produced the film |
Year
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1988 |
Length
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150 min = 2 h 30 !
Shown in two class sessions with an extensive look at Claudel's and
Rodin's sculptures |
Awards
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1989 Cesar (French Oscar) for Best Film
1989 Cesar for Best Actress for Isabelle Adjani
1989 Silver Bear for Best Actress for Adjani at the Berlin Film Festival
1990 Nominated for Oscar for Best Foreign Movie
1990 Adjani nominated for Oscar for Best Actress
1990 Nominated for Golden Globe for Best Foreign Movie |
Related
Websites
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Sculptures by Camille Claudel (faster links)
Prayer,
1889; Implorer, 1900; Flute
Player, 1904
Sculptures by Auguste Rodin (faster links)
Thought; Crouching
Woman; Danae; Gates of Hell ; The
Thinker (top part of the Gates of Hell) ;
Burghers of Calais
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| Discussion |
1. How does the relationship between Camille and Paul
evolve?
2. Compare the relationship between Camille and her father and Camille
and her mother.
3. What are the stages of the relationship between Camille and Rodin?
4. What scenes in the movie show the link between passion and creation?
5. What are some of the stages of the creation of a statue? What
materials are used?
6. What are the rewards linked to artistic creation (in the movie)? What
are the miseries?
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