
Camille Claudel
1988 · Movie · R · 175 min · ★ 6.8 · 87% critics
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 Award — Best Cinematography · 1989
- César Award — Best Costume Design · 1989
- César Award — Best Production Design · 1989
- César Award — Best Film · 1989
- César Award — Best Actress · 1989
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- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 1990 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1990 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1990 · nominated
- César Award — Best Actor · 1989 · nominated
- César Award — Best First Film · 1989 · nominated
- César Award — Best Costume Design · 1989 · nominated
- César Award — Best Film · 1989 · nominated
- César Award — Best Actress · 1989 · nominated
- César Award — Best Editing · 1989 · nominated
- César Award — Best Music Written for a Film · 1989 · nominated
- César Award — Best Production Design · 1989 · nominated
- César Award — Best Sound · 1989 · nominated
- César Award — Best Male Revelation · 1989 · nominated
- César Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1989 · nominated
- César Award — Best Cinematography · 1989 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Non-English Language Film · 1989 · nominated
Cast & crew

Isabelle Adjani
as Camille Claudel

Gérard Depardieu
as Auguste Rodin

Laurent Grévill
as Paul Claudel

Alain Cuny
as Louis-Prosper Claudel

Roch Leibovici
as P'tit Louis

Madeleine Robinson
as Louise-Athanaise Claudel

Philippe Clévenot
as Eugène Blot

Katrine Boorman
as Jessie Lipscomb

Maxime Leroux
as Claude Debussy

Danièle Lebrun
as Rose Beuret
Directed by Bruno Nuytten