The film recounts the troubled life of French sculptor Camille Claudel and her long relationship with the older sculptor
Auguste Rodin, who had a common- law marriage.. Claudel was the daughter of a devoutly Catholic, socialite mother and a wealthy businessman. Her father encouraged her desire to become an artist and her highly iconoclastic, secular sculpture. Her mother was offended by her choices, including her affair, and deeply disliked her work. Beginning in the 1880s, when the young Claudel first met Rodin, the film traces the development of their intense romantic and artistic bond. The growth of this relationship coincides with the rise of Claudel's career as she overcomes prejudices against female artists. However, their romance soon sours due to the increasing pressures of Rodin's fame and his love for another woman. After Claudel's father dies, her mother controls her share of the inheritance and deprives her. These difficulties combine with her failing to get funding and commissions. As she has increasing doubts about the value of her work, Claudel suffers emotional tumult. While her zealot mother wants her institutionalized, her more sympathetic brother tries to comfort her and promote her artwork. The film contributes to a broader exploration of mental illness in this genre by depicting Camille Claudel's emotional tumult and the societal challenges she faced. ==Cast==