Camille Claudel, 1915

France 2013, 95 minutes
Dir. Bruno Dumont
In French with English subtitles
Rating: [M] Adult themes.
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama / Arts & Artists

Topics: Period - 1910s.

Feat. Juliette Binoche, Jean-Luc Vincent

Aroview: Another acting masterclass from the formidable Juliette Binoche intensifies this clear-sighted portrait of misunderstood sculptress Camille Claudel, whose first year in a mental asylum is recounted in painstaking detail.

Also a triumph for its equally misunderstood director, Bruno Dumont, the film makes great use of stillness and vivid facial close-ups to highlight the internal anguish of its protagonist, previously played by Isabelle Adjani in the 1988 biopic of the same name.

NZ International Film Festival 2013

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3 stars (Good Enough) Although it could be said that the pacing moves as quickly as a work of sculpture it also reflects the time and place. Binoche excels without the aid of wardrobe trappings and a hairdo. ~Tubbs