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Camille Claudel is the rather faithfully reported story of Rodin’s mistress. As biography it rates a 9½; as a film, roughly a 5. Isabelle Adjani and Gérard Depardieu are mostly effective, and the best cinematography I have seen all year makes it, for me, a must.

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover is a true horror, a film whose detestableness is heralded by its ponderous title. I have always considered the interior decorator one of the more sinister influences on modern life, particularly when, like director Peter Greenaway, he sets himself up as a social-metaphysical moviemaker.

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Camille Claudel is the rather faithfully reported story of Rodin’s mistress. As biography it rates a 9½; as a film, roughly a 5. Isabelle Adjani and Gérard Depardieu are mostly effective, and the best cinematography I have seen all year makes it, for me, a must.

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover is a true horror, a film whose detestableness is heralded by its ponderous title. I have always considered the interior decorator one of the more sinister influences on modern life, particularly when, like director Peter Greenaway, he sets himself up as a social-metaphysical moviemaker.