Rodin
Directed by:
Jacques DoillonScreenplay:
Jacques DoillonCinematography:
Christophe BeaucarneComposer:
Philippe SardeCast:
Vincent Lindon, Izïa Higelin, Séverine Caneele, Bernard Verley, Anders Danielsen Lie, Laurent Poitrenaux, Pauline Cousty, Guylène Péan, François Neycken (more)Plots(1)
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), man of the people, autodidact and revolutionary sculptor - the most brilliant of his era. At 42, Rodin meets Camille Claudel, a young woman desperate to become his assistant. He quickly acknowledges her as his most able pupil, and treats her as an equal in matters of creation. More than a decade of work and passionate engagement ensues. Breakup follows reconciliation until Camille makes the final separation from which she will not recover, and from which Rodin himself will emerge deeply wounded. The film also recounts the artist's numerous affairs with assistants and models, as well as his relationship with Rose Beuret, his lifelong partner. We discover Rodin as an erotically charged sensualist, for whom art is a profoundly sexual delight - a sculptor of flesh in movement, who gives life to the very stone itself. (Wild Bunch Distribution)
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Vincent Lindon embodies Auguste Rodin perfectly. Although I wasn’t familiar with Rodin before, Vincent’s performance was so convincing that I had no reason to doubt it. Unfortunately, the film just didn’t engage me. When I watch a biopic about someone I don't know much about, I'm eager to learn more. Here, the main takeaway was that Rodin had a passion for the female form, which inspired his incredible sculptures. That’s about all I got from it.
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