Camille Claudel

Isabelle Adjani stars as Camille Claudel, the sister of Paul Claudel and lover of Auguste Rodin (Gerard Depardieu), and a troubled sculptor who spent the last 30 years of her life in psychiatric asylums. This project was launched by Adjani herself, evidently in an attempt to return to material resembling The Story of Adele H, her first film. The script, adapted from a book that’s said to whitewash certain aspects of Claudel’s life, is by Marilyn Goldin. Longtime cinematographer Bruno Nuytten makes his directorial debut here, and the cinematography is by the distinguished Pierre Lhomme. With Alain Cuny and Madeleine Robinson. (JR)

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