Camille Claude impresses already-famous sculptor Auguste Rodin. He hires her as an assistant, but soon Camille begins to sculpt for herself and she also becomes his mistress. But after a while, she would like to get out of his shadow.
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Title: Camille Claudel (1988)
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| Isabelle Adjani | ... | Camille Claudel | |
| Gérard Depardieu | ... | Auguste Rodin | |
| Madeleine Robinson | ... | Louise-Athanaise Claudel | |
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Laurent Grévill | ... | Paul Claudel |
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Philippe Clévenot | ... | Eugène Blot |
| Katrine Boorman | ... | Jessie Lipscomb | |
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Maxime Leroux | ... | Claude Debussy |
| Danièle Lebrun | ... | Rose Beuret | |
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Jean-Pierre Sentier | ... | Limet |
| Roger Planchon | ... | Morhardt | |
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Aurelle Doazan | ... | Louise Claudel |
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Madeleine Marie | ... | Victoire |
| Alain Cuny | ... | Louis-Prosper Claudel | |
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Gérard Baume | ... | (as Gérard Beaume) |
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Martin Berléand | ... | Robert |
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Biography of Camille Claudel. Sister of writer Paul Claudel, her enthusiasm impresses already-famous sculptor Auguste Rodin. He hires her as an assistant, but soon Camille begins to sculpt for herself and for Rodin. She also becomes his mistress. But after a while, she would like to get out of his shadow... Written by Yepok
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from "Ariettes oubliées"
Music by Claude Debussy
Poem by Paul Verlaine
Performed by Barbara Hendricks soprano, Michel Beroff piano
(p) EMI Classics
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A major scene in the movie depicts the announcement of the death of Victor Hugo. In The Story of Adele H (1975), Isabelle Adjani played Adèle Hugo, Victor Hugo's daughter who, like Camille Claudel, suffered from schizophrenia. See more »Alternate Versions
The North American theatrical release was cut to 158 minutes. The Region 1 VHS and DVD releases used this cut print. The full-length 175-minute version is available on Region 2 DVDs released in Europe. The version on Blu-Ray and Amazon Prime Video is 173 minutes, just 2 minutes short of the original European release. See more »Soundtracks
Spleenfrom "Ariettes oubliées"
Music by Claude Debussy
Poem by Paul Verlaine
Performed by Barbara Hendricks soprano, Michel Beroff piano
(p) EMI Classics
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FranceRelease Date:
21 December 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$89,273, 25 December 1989Gross USA:
$3,331,297Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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There's some nice photography in here, which is what helped me get through this long (159 minutes) soap opera-type story about the girlfriend (the title name, played by Isabelle Adjani) of the famous sculptor Rodin (Gerard Depardieu).
There are a lot of closeups of Adjani which was fine with me as I never get tired of seeing her looks. "Camille" also was a sculptor but when the romance with Rodin went sour, she went literally crazy. This movie details that saga.
In addition to the cinematography, you get to see some great sculptures - really good pieces of work. I just wish they had shown how the artists accomplished these pieces. Since they are just actors, all it did was show the two leads chipping away chunks of clay, never showing any detail work.
At least, the film made me appreciate the art form more.