''Camille Claudel 1915'' is a 2013 French biographical film written and directed by Bruno Dumont. The film premiered in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.

Plot

At the end of her career the sculptor Camille Claudel seems to suffer with mental issues. She destroys her own statues and utters repeatedly that her former lover Auguste Rodin intended to make her life miserable. Consequently, her younger brother Paul Claudel, Paul sends her to an History of psychiatric institutions, asylum on the outskirts of Avignon. Claudel tries to convince her doctor she is perfectly sane, while living among patients who obviously are not. She is desperate to see her brother again, hoping he might eventually support her plea.

Cast

* Juliette Binoche as Camille Claudel * Jean-Luc Vincent as Paul Claudel * Robert Leroy as the doctor * Emmanuel Kauffmann as the priest * Marion Keller as Miss Blanc * Armelle Leroy-Rolland as the young novice

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, they gave the film a "Certified Fresh" award with an aggregated score of 80% based on 37 positive and 9 negative critic reviews. The website consensus reads: "''Camille Claudel, 1915'' isn't an easy watch, but Juliette Binoche's excellent performance makes it worth the effort." According to ''Cine Vue'''s Patrick Gamble the filmmaker Bruno Dumont has delivered an "incredibly compassionate and humble observation of a tortured artist". ''Variety (magazine), Variety'''s Guy Lodge described the film as a "moving account of a brief period in the later life of the troubled sculptress" and appreciated Juliette Binoche's impersonation of Camille Claudel as nothing less than "mesmerising". ''Screen International''s Jonathan Romney ranked this film as "an amplification and indeed a deepening" of Dumont's hitherto existing accomplishments and artistic impact. Eric Kohn of IndieWire stated the film had a "concision" which displayed "an exactitude worthy of Robert Bresson". Analysing the film in depth for ''The Hollywood Reporter'', Jordan Mintzer summed up the film in his "bottom line": "An unsettling portrait of the artist as a mad woman, anchored by a riveting lead performance".

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''Camille Claudel 1915''
at ''Uni France films'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:Camille Claudel 1915 2013 biographical drama films 2010s historical films 2013 films 2013 drama films Films directed by Bruno Dumont French biographical drama films French historical films 2010s French-language films Biographical films about sculptors Films set in psychiatric hospitals Films set in 1915 Cultural depictions of Auguste Rodin Cultural depictions of Camille Claudel 2010s French films

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