The Artist and the Model

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The Artist and the Model
promotional poster
Directed byFernando Trueba
Written byFernando Trueba
Jean-Claude Carrière
Produced byAngélica Huete
StarringJean Rochefort
Aida Folch
CinematographyDaniel Vilar
Edited byMarta Velasco
Production
companies
Fernando Trueba P.C.
Bonne Pioche
Release dates
  • 23 September 2012 (2012-09-23) (2012 SSIFF)
  • 2 August 2013 (2013-08-02) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageFrench
Box office$1,492,780 [1]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Reception[edit]

Critical response[edit]

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[edit]

List of awards and nominations
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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Artist and the Model (2012)". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ^ "« 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.
  3. ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/el_artista_y_la_modelo_2013
  4. ^ https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-artist-and-the-model?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c

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