Heartbreaking...
Yet so indicative of the plight of female artists....one of my favorite films of all time! Curse Rodin!
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There weren't very many female artists in her position - or very many artists (of both sexes) with her talent, for that matter...
But it definitely is a heartbreaking story.
Have you read the book?
No--I'd love to read it--it reminds me of both Artemesia Gentilesci and Moll Flanders...
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Do read it, if you can.
Although it is - as you can imagine - totally heartbreaking and very depressing.
To spend so many years in an asylum - probably well aware (more than most of those on the outside, I am assuming!) of what is going on - has to be one of the worst fates imaginable.
And it was terrible for her brother, too.
I am not all that familiar with Moll Flanders (except in name and fame, of course ;)), but Artemisia Gentileschi definitely caught my attention years back, when I was studying history of art. (Veronica Franco is another one; she fascinated me - which is why I did NOT go to see the film that was made about her years later. ;)
P.S.
You can see Camille's portrait - if you haven't seen it before - on the cover of the French edition here:
http://tinyurl.com/5snhzc
(She was not only brilliantly gifted but gorgeous, too.)
I've seen that before--her face speaks a thousand words--Isabel Adjani was an amazing casting choice for her, I felt...her eyes are so sad in that picture you posted....God!
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When I first saw this photo, I actually thought - at first - that it was an altered version of Adjani's own photograph.
I think they couldn't have found a more appropriate actress to play her, both physically and intellectually.
And yes, her eyes are haunting. Literally.
What a tragedy...
So brilliant - and destroyed.
One of world's (many) silent tragedies.