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
- 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
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2012 San Sebastián International Film Festival | Golden Seashell | Fernando Trueba | |
| 2012 San Sebastián International Film Festival | Silver Shell for Best Director | Fernando Trueba | |
| 27th Goya Awards | Best Film | Fernando Trueba | |
| 27th Goya Awards | Best Director | Fernando Trueba | |
| 27th Goya Awards | Best Actor | Jean Rochefort | |
| 27th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Aida Folch | |
| 27th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Chus Lampreave | |
| 27th Goya Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Fernando Trueba and Jean-Claude Carrière | |
| 27th Goya Awards | Best Cinematography | Daniel Vilar | |
| 27th Goya Awards | Best Editing | Marta Velasco | |
| 27th Goya Awards | Best Art Direction | Pilar Revuelta | |
| 27th Goya Awards | Best Production Supervision | Angélica Huete | |
| 27th Goya Awards | Best Sound | Pierre Gamet, Nacho Royo-Villanova and Eduardo García Castro | |
| 27th Goya Awards | Best Costume Design | Lola Huete | |
| 27th Goya Awards | Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Sylvie Imbert and Noé Montés |