The Artist and the Model

Name: The Artist and the Model
Genre: Drama
Released: 2012-01-01
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Jean Rochefort, Aida Folch, Claudia Cardinale, Götz Otto, Chus Lampreave

El artista y la modelo

2012| 1h 45m| IMDb 6.4

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Streaming availability last checked 20 January 2026

Drama

In a secluded French border town during the Nazi occupation of WWII, an ageing artist, Marc Cros (Jean Rochefort), is once again inspired to pick up his tools after his wife Lea (Claudia Cardinale) brings home a refugee on the run from Franco's Spain, the beautiful but naïve Merce (Aida Folch).

Director: Fernando Trueba