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Camille Claudel

1988 · Movie · R · 175 min · ★ 6.8 · 87% critics

DramaHistoryRomance

The story follows the life of a French sculptor as she becomes apprenticed to a renowned master and later finds love that deeply fuels her work. Her intense drive for perfection pushes her away from calm reasoning, turning art and passion into something harder to control.

Based on Q94685087

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Watch free on Kanopy — also streaming on France Channel and Kino Film Collection.

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Details
Years
1988
Release date
1988-12-07
Language
French
Rated
R
Runtime
175 min
Critic score
87/100
TMDB rating
6.8/10 (149 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a passionate, heartbreaking artist story with intense performance and a haunting spiral of emotion; Not for you if you dislike long, dark tragedies like Van Gogh or Two English Girls.

Pros: intense central performance; lush period atmosphere; emotional romantic tragedy | Cons: some find it too long; disturbing descent |

Themes

  • france
  • biography
  • bias
  • sculptor
  • auguste rodin
  • camille claudel

Awards & recognition

  • César AwardBest Cinematography · 1989
  • César AwardBest Costume Design · 1989
  • César AwardBest Production Design · 1989
  • César AwardBest Film · 1989
  • César AwardBest Actress · 1989
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  • Academy AwardBest International Feature Film · 1990 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 1990 · nominated
  • International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1990 · nominated
  • César AwardBest Actor · 1989 · nominated
  • César AwardBest First Film · 1989 · nominated
  • César AwardBest Costume Design · 1989 · nominated
  • César AwardBest Film · 1989 · nominated
  • César AwardBest Actress · 1989 · nominated
  • César AwardBest Editing · 1989 · nominated
  • César AwardBest Music Written for a Film · 1989 · nominated
  • César AwardBest Production Design · 1989 · nominated
  • César AwardBest Sound · 1989 · nominated
  • César AwardBest Male Revelation · 1989 · nominated
  • César AwardBest Supporting Actor · 1989 · nominated
  • César AwardBest Cinematography · 1989 · nominated
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Non-English Language Film · 1989 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Bruno Nuytten