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Jan 5 Camille Claudel (1988)

Isabelle Adjani deservingly earned an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of the eponymous French sculptor in a work that also netted a Best Foreign Language Film nod. Although the movie and the actress would have benefited from the application of aging makeup as time passes in the story, Ms. Adjani nevertheless captures the essence of a tortured artist and her descent into madness. Bruno Nuytten’s direction can sometimes prove a challenge to follow, but he demonstrates the impact of the emotional abuse heaped on Camille Claudel in her family life—particularly by her mother—and in her relationship with Auguste Rodin.

*¼ (out of ***)

1988 • 2 HOURS, 55 MINUTES
FILMS CHRISTIAN FECHNER • LILITH FILMS I.A. • GAUMONT • FILMS A2 • D.D. PRODUCTIONS

STARRING
• ISABELLE ADJANI, GERARD DEPARDIEU

ALSO STARRING
• MADELEINE ROBINSON, LAURENT GREVILL, PHILLIPPE CLEVENOT, KATRINE BOORMAN, MAXIME LEROUX, DANIELE LEBRUN, JEAN-PIERRE SENTIER, ROGER PLANCHON, AURELLE DOAZAN, MADELEINE MARIE, ALAIN CUNY

WRITTEN BY
• REINE-MARIE PARIS (BASED ON THE BOOK BY)
• BRUNO NUYTTEN & MARILYN GOLDIN (SCENARIO AND DIALOGUE BY)
• MISA TERAMI (COLLABORATOR ON DIALOGUE)

DIRECTED BY
• BRUNO NUYTTEN

1989 ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS (2)
• BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM [FRANCE] (LOST TO NUOVO CINEMA PARADISO [ITALY])
• BEST ACTRESS: ISABELLE ADJANI (LOST TO JESSICA TANDY FOR DRIVING MISS DAISY)

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