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18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThe lovely and poignant drama The Artist and the Model stirringly presents art, life and death as one irrevocably tangled trio.
- 75Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerIt’s a miniature art history lesson that is also a rapt communion between two people who, at least in this moment, are joined in the ecstasy of creation.
- 67The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloA wholly fictional tale, and while it has a few lovely, tender moments, there’s a definite feeling of “been there, drawn that.”
- 60Time OutEric HynesTime OutEric HynesWhile veteran director Fernando Trueba (Belle Epoque) and writer Jean-Claude Carrière don’t bring much novelty to the May-December/muse-artist/naked-clothed cliché, they do imbue the material with genuine feeling—exploring the melancholy of waning days and a defiantly naive belief in artistic transcendence.
- 60New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierMuch like “La Belle Noiseuse,” the 1991 Jacques Rivette film it resembles, this contemplative drama washes over you.
- 50Slant MagazineNick McCarthySlant MagazineNick McCarthyThis safe, solemn tale of an aged artist whose vitality is briefly revived by a pretty young thing is unconvincing as an articulation of the potentially spiritual nature of the artist/model relationship.
- 50The DissolveTasha RobinsonThe DissolveTasha RobinsonIt’s a modest, reserved character piece that doesn’t push an agenda. The problem is that it comes across as if it lacks opinions, rather than holding them back.
- 30Village VoiceZachary WigonVillage VoiceZachary WigonTreating one's audience like ignorant children in need of lecturing is hardly a way to win fans, or display one's own artistry.
- 30The New York TimesMiriam BaleThe New York TimesMiriam BaleIt is a film with nothing but delight — no major revelations, no gravity and no meaning. This superficiality is a problem only because of the pretense of being about great art.