The Artist and the Model


The Artist and the Model 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

AwardCategoryNomineeResult
2012 San Sebastián International Film FestivalGolden SeashellFernando Trueba
2012 San Sebastián International Film FestivalSilver Shell for Best DirectorFernando Trueba
27th Goya AwardsBest FilmFernando Trueba
27th Goya AwardsBest DirectorFernando Trueba
27th Goya AwardsBest ActorJean Rochefort
27th Goya AwardsBest ActressAida Folch
27th Goya AwardsBest Supporting ActressChus Lampreave
27th Goya AwardsBest Original ScreenplayFernando Trueba and Jean-Claude Carrière
27th Goya AwardsBest CinematographyDaniel Vilar
27th Goya AwardsBest EditingMarta Velasco
27th Goya AwardsBest Art DirectionPilar Revuelta
27th Goya AwardsBest Production SupervisionAngélica Huete
27th Goya AwardsBest SoundPierre Gamet, Nacho Royo-Villanova and Eduardo García Castro
27th Goya AwardsBest Costume DesignLola Huete
27th Goya AwardsBest Makeup and HairstylesSylvie Imbert and Noé Montés