The Artist and the Model

The Artist and the Model
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Directed by	Fernando Trueba
Produced by	Angélica Huete
Written by	Fernando Trueba Jean-Claude Carrière
Starring	Jean Rochefort Aida Folch
Cinematography	Daniel Vilar
Edited by	Marta Velasco
Production company	Fernando Trueba P.C. Bonne Pioche
Release dates	September 23, 2012 (2012-09-23) (2012 SSIFF) August 2, 2013 (2013-08-02) (United States)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	French

The Artist and the Model (French: L'artiste et son modèle) 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 the 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

Accolades

External links

• El artista y la modelo at the Internet Movie Database
• Cohen Media Group (US Distributor): http://cohenmedia.net/artist-and-the-model