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. 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 71% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 42 reviews, and an average rating of 6.4/10. Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 53 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Accolades
+List of awards and nominations Award Category Nominee Result2012 San Sebastián International Film FestivalGolden SeashellFernando TruebaSilver Shell for Best DirectorFernando Trueba27th Goya AwardsBest FilmFernando Trueba Best DirectorFernando TruebaBest ActorJean RochefortBest ActressAida FolchBest Supporting ActressChus LampreaveBest Original ScreenplayFernando Trueba and Jean-Claude CarrièreBest CinematographyDaniel VilarBest EditingMarta VelascoBest Art DirectionPilar RevueltaBest Production SupervisionAngélica HueteBest SoundPierre Gamet, Nacho Royo-Villanova and Eduardo García CastroBest Costume DesignLola HueteBest Makeup and HairstylesSylvie Imbert and Noé Montés
See also List of Spanish films of 2012
References
External links
Cohen Media Group (US Distributor): http://cohenmedia.net/artist-and-the-model