Frenchman Jacques Doyon is known as a director, screenwriter and former husband of the Anglo-French cult actress and singer Jane Birkin. The director is undoubtedly talented, he is the winner of the Berlin, Cannes and Venice film festivals. But even an old woman is a bungle. His latest work is characterized by the public as an exemplary dull movie. The movie "Rodin" (2017) received a lot of negative reviews and an IMDb rating of 4.70.
Byopik Auguste Rodin
Timing of the movie "Roden" reviews of film critics called too ambitious. Indeed, the duration of the narrative exceeds 119 minutes and covers the events of the life of an outstanding sculptor for several decades. The creators tried to evenly distribute the audience's attention between the romantic twists and turns and artistic searches of Rodin.
The story begins in 1880, when Auguste Rodin (actor Vincent Lyndon) begins to receive meaningful orders. At the same time, he has romantic feelings for promising student Camille Claudel (performed by Isia Izhlen). The girl becomes the muse of the creator, inspiring the sculptor to create especially sensual works. At the same time, the master is not going to lead Camilla down the aisle, as he is in a difficult relationship with the mother of his illegitimate son, the seamstress Rosa Bere. Auguste’s creative career is also not developing simply, he often does not comply with the deadlines for delivering orders or creates works that shock customers with artistic originality and courage.
In general, a brief description of the movie "Rodin" is not able to cover all the events included in the plot narrative.
Advantages and disadvantages
Reviews on the movie "Rodin", published by inexperienced viewers, state that the authors simply test the patience of the beholder, checking him for erudition. To understand how the narrative develops, the public must have the slightest knowledge of the greatest sculptor and his manner of creating works. Despite the fact that the movie has a lot of dramatic scenes, their presentation is too cool, with a minimum of boiling passions. The authors undoubtedly tell an interesting story, but present everything in such a way that it’s hard not to fall asleep while watching. The abruptness of the narrative prevents the viewer from empathizing with the characters, as he saturates the story with puzzles, solving which the beholder does not have time to get used to the action. Among the merits in the reviews of the movie "Rodin" are named leading performers, especially Vincent Lyndon. The actor is convincing both as Roden the creator and as Roden the lover. In a more outstanding film project, the performer could become a platinum-plated diamond. In the work of Jacques Duillon, he is like a diamond in the dust. Against the backdrop of his amazing acting skills, all the flaws of the tape are visible.
Visualization
According to the verdict handed down by film experts in reviews of the movie "Rodin", the visual solution also does not save the picture from failure. While watching the first 10-15 minutes of timing, you simply do not believe in the abundance of negative ratings and reviews. Fascinating long plans, built, taking into account the movement of the camera, intraframe movement, the work of the sculptor, playing with light - everything is fascinating and makes you respect the film. Emphasized minimalist visualization is a reasonable authorial approach. But, it should be combined with an intriguing plot, and not be an application to a weak, sagging script with lingering dialogs that cause frank boredom.