Camille Claudel 1915
Kino Lorber | Release Date: October 16, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
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11
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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IndieWireEric KohnOct 7, 2013
In a incredibly contained performance that ranks among the best of her career, Juliette Binoche portrays a woman trapped by mental and physical constraints alike. Read full review
80
Time Out LondonGeoff AndrewJun 17, 2014
Eschewing metaphor and mysticism (save insofar as his characters adopt them), [Dumont] has for once given us a film of immense visual beauty, thematic clarity and subtle resonance. Read full review
80
EmpireDavid ParkinsonJun 16, 2014
As meticulous as one of Claudel's sculptures, Hors Satan director Dumont and his star do this true-life story justice with an empathetic telling. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenDec 12, 2013
In Binoche's masterfully contained performance, Camille's clouded eyes sometimes brighten. If we didn't know how her story will unfold, that spark might have been comforting. Read full review
80
Time OutKeith UhlichOct 15, 2013
Exploitative as this may seem in theory, it works beautifully onscreen, mostly because of Binoche’s radiantly complicated humanity. Read full review
80
The DissolveScott TobiasOct 15, 2013
It seems like a departure, but soon turns into a Bruno Dumont film—and one of his most rigorous and powerful at that. Read full review
80
VarietyGuy LodgeOct 7, 2013
A measured, moving account of a brief period in the later life of the troubled sculptress, could hardly be the work of anyone else, with its sparseness of technique and persistent spiritual curiosity. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesBill StametsFeb 13, 2014
We get a parable of individualism and its perils for a turn-of-the-20th century woman, one proclaimed by a critic of her time “a revolt against nature: a woman genius.” Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen HoldenOct 15, 2013
Ms. Binoche’s portrayal of Camille is one of the most wrenching performances she has given. Read full review
70
Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonOct 15, 2013
One of the year's thorniest releases. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerOct 7, 2013
Juliette Binoche’s portrayal of the ill-fated artist is a study of restraint peppered with brief outbursts of emotion -- a riveting performance in an imposing, at times off-putting micro-biopic. Read full review
58
The PlaylistJessica KiangOct 7, 2013
The film makes distant what surely should be vital and alive. Read full review
50
Washington PostAnn HornadayNov 21, 2013
Despite its austere beauty, elegant triptych-like structure and faultlessly disciplined performances, Camille Claudel 1915 still raises more questions than it answers. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneOct 15, 2013
Juliette Binoche's face, as we know, can tell a million stories in a simple and brief rearrangement of her facial muscles. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyOct 16, 2013
Whatever nuance the movie has, it owes to Binoche’s performance; despite the material and visual context, she’s able to convey a sense of contradiction and inner life. Read full review
25
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeOct 17, 2013
Juliette Binoche, as Claudel, is occasionally touching, but as soon as interest flares, the movie suffocates it via endless takes of her suffering through daily chores. Read full review
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