The Artist and the Model
2012 Spanish film
- 23 September 2012 (2012-09-23) (2012 SSIFF)
- 2 August 2013 (2013-08-02) (United States)
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The Artist and the Model (French: L'artiste et son modèle, Spanish: El artista y la modelo) is a 2012 French-language Spanish drama film directed by Fernando Trueba and written by Trueba and Jean-Claude Carrière.[2] In 2012, Fernando Trueba was nominated for the Golden Shell and won the Silver Shell for Best Director at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. The year after, the film was nominated for 13 categories in the 27th Goya Awards, including Best Film and Best Director.
Plot
In the summer of 1943 in occupied France, a famous sculptor, tired of life, finds a desire to return to work with the arrival of a young Spanish woman who has escaped from a refugee camp and becomes his muse.
Cast
- Jean Rochefort as Marc Cros
- Aida Folch as Mercè
- Claudia Cardinale as Léa
- Götz Otto as Werner
- Chus Lampreave as María
- Christian Sinniger as Émile
- Martin Gamet as Pierre
- Mateo Deluz as Henri
Reception
Critical response
The Artist and the Model has an approval rating of 70% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 44 reviews, and an average rating of 6.4/10. [3] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 53 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[4]
Accolades
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 San Sebastián International Film Festival | Golden Seashell | Fernando Trueba | Nominated |
| Silver Shell for Best Director | Fernando Trueba | Won | |
| 27th Goya Awards | Best Film | Fernando Trueba | Nominated |
| Best Director | Fernando Trueba | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Jean Rochefort | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Aida Folch | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Chus Lampreave | Nominated | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Fernando Trueba and Jean-Claude Carrière | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | Daniel Vilar | Nominated | |
| Best Editing | Marta Velasco | Nominated | |
| Best Art Direction | Pilar Revuelta | Nominated | |
| Best Production Supervision | Angélica Huete | Nominated | |
| Best Sound | Pierre Gamet, Nacho Royo-Villanova and Eduardo García Castro | Nominated | |
| Best Costume Design | Lola Huete | Nominated | |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Sylvie Imbert and Noé Montés | Nominated |
See also
References
- ^ "The Artist and the Model (2012)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "« l'Artiste et son modèle », pour l'amour de Maillol et Picasso". L'Obs (in French). 2013-03-13. Archived from the original on 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
- ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/el_artista_y_la_modelo_2013
- ^ https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-artist-and-the-model?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c
External links
- El artista y la modelo at IMDb
- Cohen Media Group (US Distributor): http://cohenmedia.net/artist-and-the-model
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Films directed by Fernando Trueba
- Opera prima (1980)
- Be Wanton and Tread No Shame (1985)
- Year of Enlightment (1986)
- Twisted Obsession (1989)
- Belle Époque (1992)
- Two Much (1995)
- Lumière and Company (segment, 1995)
- The Girl of Your Dreams (1998)
- Calle 54 (2000)
- The Shanghai Spell (2002)
- The Dancer and the Thief (2009)
- Chico and Rita (2010)
- The Artist and the Model (2012)
- The Queen of Spain (2016)
- Memories of My Father (2020)
- Haunted Heart (2024)
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