In 1943, a sculptor is inspired by a young woman who has escaped from a refugee camp.In 1943, a sculptor is inspired by a young woman who has escaped from a refugee camp.In 1943, a sculptor is inspired by a young woman who has escaped from a refugee camp.
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- 3 wins & 26 nominations
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- TriviaTrueba had had this project in store since 1990. Initally he was to make this film in collaboration with Maximo, his sculptor brother. But his brother died and he gave up the whole thing until 2010.
- GoofsAbout an hour in, as Marc and Emile toast with rosé, Emile takes his cigarette from his mouth twice.
- Quotes
Marc Cros: There are two proofs that God exists. The first and most important is the woman's body. Genesis and all that is malarkey. Can you imagine God creating man? There is no need to make God look like a fool... All this beauty, paradise. And then he thought of creating a being for Himself, a beautiful creature, a perfect one, one to share the world with. A being to keep him company through eternity, unending and probably boring. Someone to embrace in winter and whose skin could be caressed in summer. He created woman and called her Eve.
- ConnectionsSpoofed in Los Goya 27 edición (2013)
Having, more than one common point with the character he embodies, Jean Rochefort is the right man in the right place. Like the aging sculptor, he is at the end of a long and successful career. Like Mercè's sculpture for Marc, this film could well be the achievement of Rochefort's life time. In any case, the French actor, who lends the old sculptor his own weary and caustic sensibility, is the right man. His female partner, Aida Folch, who plays Mercè, the young model, gives off the right dose of sensuality while managing to make apparent her intelligence and her strong convictions beyond the academic beauty of her body. In the more discreet role of Marc's longtime wife, Claudia Cardinale turns a convincing performance.
"L'artiste et son modèle" is one of the best films made on the theme of artists at work. Its message is, just like its script, both simple and powerful : "Learn to look at the world around you. Do not be content to give a sweeping, utilitarian look, try to see things and living creatures the way they are, in all their tell-tale details. Just the way Marc teaches Mercè to look at a Rembrandt drawing in one of the most fascinating scenes of the movie. A valuable lesson, both of art and life.
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- May 27, 2013
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $127,958
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,900
- Aug 4, 2013
- Gross worldwide
- $1,492,780
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1