Camille Claudel 1915
Juliette Binoche is famed French sculptress Claudel, institutionalised in an asylum at the turn of the 20th century by her younger brother. Picking up Claudel’s story in the year 1915, the film uses personal correspondence and medical records to detail her experiences - focusing on Claudel’s attempts to win her freedom over the course of a three day period.
Initially excited about her brother’s pending visit to the mental asylum, Claudel grows more heated in one-on-ones with both her doctor and sibling as she fights to defend her sanity amidst a growing sense of panic and despair.
- Director:
- Bruno Dumont ('Flanders', 'Twentynine Palms')
- Writer:
- Bruno Dumont
- Cast:
- Juliette BinocheJean-Luc VincentRobert LeroyEmmanuel KauffmanMarion KellerArmelle Leroy-Rolland
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressA measured, moving account of a brief period in the later life of the troubled sculptress, could hardly be the work of anyone else, with its sparseness of technique and persistent spiritual curiosity.
Time Out
pressConveying the intelligence, anxiety, anger and isolation of an artist abandoned by her family, unable to work and forced to live with women mostly far less capable even of surviving than herself, Binoche displays both eloquent expertise and an admirable control.
The New York Times
pressMs. Binoche's portrayal of Camille is one of the most wrenching performances she has given.
The Dissolve
pressIt seems like a departure, but soon turns into a Bruno Dumont film-and one of his most rigorous and powerful at that.
Hollywood Reporter
pressJuliette Binoche’s portrayal of the ill-fated artist is a study of restraint peppered with brief outbursts of emotion -- a riveting performance in an imposing, at times off-putting micro-biopic.
Variety
pressA measured, moving account of a brief period in the later life of the troubled sculptress, could hardly be the work of anyone else, with its sparseness of technique and persistent spiritual curiosity.
Time Out
pressConveying the intelligence, anxiety, anger and isolation of an artist abandoned by her family, unable to work and forced to live with women mostly far less capable even of surviving than herself, Binoche displays both eloquent expertise and an admirable control.
The New York Times
pressMs. Binoche's portrayal of Camille is one of the most wrenching performances she has given.
The Dissolve
pressIt seems like a departure, but soon turns into a Bruno Dumont film-and one of his most rigorous and powerful at that.
Hollywood Reporter
pressJuliette Binoche’s portrayal of the ill-fated artist is a study of restraint peppered with brief outbursts of emotion -- a riveting performance in an imposing, at times off-putting micro-biopic.
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