Camille Claudel

Simply superb bopic looking at the life of Claudel from her early days as a student of Rodin to her eventual spiral into the pools of madness. To say Isabella Adjani was stunning is this film would be a gross understatement, this is sheer perfection and when teamed with the legendary Gerard Depardieu the effect is mind-blowing. Director Bruno Nuytten, who fathered one of Adjani's children as did Daniel Day-Lewis has an eye for the female form making him one of the greatest directors of our time and when his art is coupled with the subject of sculpting the two become a match made in heaven, or hell depending on your view. Nominated for an Oscar not only as best foreign film but best actress in a leading role be sure to see it with subtitles as I've heard (though never seen) the dubbed version destroys the overall effect. A masterwork not to be missed by any serious film lover.