Rodin

Aug 31, 2017

1h 59m

★ 4.6

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Wild Bunch

Les Films du Lendemain

Artémis Productions

France 3 Cinéma

RTBF

VOO & Be tv

Shelter Prod

Rodin Trailers

Cast

Auguste Rodin

Vincent Lindon

Camille Claudel

Izïa Higelin

Rose Beuret

Séverine Caneele

Sophie Postolska

Magdalena Malina

Edward Steichen

Edward Akrout

Aurélie de Faucamberge

Patricia Mazuy

Gwen Mary John

Olivia Baes

Victor Hugo

Bernard Verley

Rainer Maria Rilke

Anders Danielsen Lie

Octave Mirbeau

Laurent Poitrenaux

Claude Monet

Olivier Cadiot

Paul Cézanne

Arthur Nauzyciel

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