Claudel

Camille Claudel remains an iconic figure in the history of women artists. The fact that she remains a bit of an enigma heightens the tour de force. It is true that her life has been well-documented via books and a major french film, as it is also true that she was the sister of Paul Claudel, and the muse/mistress of Rodin, working as an apprentice to some of his major works while establishing herself as a gifted sculptor in her own right. It is also well-known that she destroyed many of her own pieces and wound up being committed to an asylum, yet one hopes her talent would not have met such a fate today. In the film, Claudel, two poems by Stephen Mead meditates on the power and duality of Camille's nature, "Supplication" being a monologue on desire while "Claudel's Hands" examines how she may have taken control of her considerable talent by refusing to use it. As an artist himself, Stephen hopes this homage speaks to what is human and heroic about the craft.

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Film & Animation

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• stephen
• mead
• camille
• claudel
• artist
• spoken
• word
• independent
• film