Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Vincent LindonAuguste Rodin
- Izïa HigelinCamille Claudel
- Séverine CaneeleRose Beuret
- Magdalena MalinaSophie Postolska
- Edward AkroutEdward Steichen
- Patricia MazuyAurélie de Faucamberge
- Olivia BaesGwen Mary John
- Bernard VerleyVictor Hugo
- Anders Danielsen LieRainer Maria Rilke
- Laurent PoitrenauxOctave Mirbeau
Recommendations
- 75
Slant Magazine
Jacques Doillon's shrewd ellipses emphasize time as a great and uniting humbler and thief, allowing stray moments to suddenly crystallize unexpressed yearnings. - 50
Screen Daily
There is never any doubting Doillon’s sincerity or artistry but his film is overly cerebral, unfolding in a series of encounters that fade to black and never build a dramatic momentum. - 40
Variety
Rodin is a meticulously reverential, handsomely lit and very dull biopic. - 40
Village Voice
The real Rodin imbued his clay with reverent, lusty life, while Doillon merely offers a buffet of nude day players. - 40
Los Angeles Times
It’s a movie that already seems like a dust-gathered statue, rather than something vividly, imaginatively crafted to reflect the burning intensity of so passionate and forward-minded an artist. - 40
The New York Times
Signs of life are few. A desaturated palette makes Rodin as monotonous to look at as it is to endure. - 33
The Film Stage
Doillon tries to dramatize Rodin, but makes it seem as if there wasn’t much drama to his story. - 30
The Hollywood Reporter
For a film meant to champion the powers of three-dimensional art, Rodin winds up being awfully flat.
