SummaryDuring the summer of 1943 in occupied France, not far away from the Spanish border, a famous old sculptor who is tired of life and wars finds the desire to work on his last masterpiece when a beautiful young Spanish girl comes knocking after escaping a refugee camp in the South of France. [Cohen Media Group]
Directed By:Fernando Trueba
Written By:Jean-Claude Carrière, Fernando Trueba
The Artist and the Model
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Mixed or Average
53
User score
Generally Favorable
7.3
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
53
33% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
56% Mixed
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11% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Sep 9, 2013
80
Shot in magisterial black-and-white, veteran director Trueba's drama is a welcome return from the Belle Epoque man.
Aug 2, 2013
75
It’s a miniature art history lesson that is also a rapt communion between two people who, at least in this moment, are joined in the ecstasy of creation.
Sep 6, 2013
60
Thanks to Rochefort and Folch, as well as Trueba's delicate direction, it still manages to be an embraceable journey, one with its own quiet -- and artistic -- rewards.
Aug 31, 2013
50
The Artist and the Model isn’t about much, other than female beauty. That theme is not exactly controversial. Chalk the tameness of the subject matter up to the period in which the film is set.
Aug 2, 2013
50
Cardinale’s few brief scenes are the ones with the most depth; her facial lines really did come along with some wisdom.
Jul 30, 2013
50
This safe, solemn tale of an aged artist whose vitality is briefly revived by a pretty young thing is unconvincing as an articulation of the potentially spiritual nature of the artist/model relationship.
Jul 30, 2013
30
Treating one's audience like ignorant children in need of lecturing is hardly a way to win fans, or display one's own artistry.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.3
57% Positive
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29% Mixed
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14% Negative
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Sep 11, 2013
8
Fernando Trueba is one of the most prestigious film directors who have Spain (he has an Academy Award to prove it). "The Girl of Your Dreams" was a typical movie Spanish, Andalusian charm and beauty. In "Chico & Rita", Trueba showed his love for boleros, Cuban music and an ode to deceased Bebo Valdés. With "The artist and the model," Trueba shows us his passion for French films, to Truffaut, old cinema, to the French language. A beautiful film, with class, elegance and a great fusion between Spain and France.
Sep 1, 2013
2
This movie was flat on about every level. There was no chemistry between any of the actors to make a ridiculous story line even an ounce believable. Don't waste your time seeing this flick. And I should add that I love art films.
Production Company:
- Fernando Trueba Producciones Cinematográficas
- Televisión Española (TVE)
- Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA)
- Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO)
- Audiovisual Aval SGR
Release Date:Aug 2, 2013
Duration:1 h 45 m
Rating:R
Awards
Goya Awards
• 13 Nominations
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
• 7 Nominations
Turia Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
