Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel began their collaboration as teacher (Rodin) and student (Claudel). This swiftly changed, with Claudel becoming first Rodin's respected assistant, then his model, lover, and highly-respected colleague. Their relationship was a tempestuous one, and Claudel, who was a gifted but troubled woman, descended into depression and an eventual mental breakdown as she grew increasingly frustrated at her inability to move easily into the world of professional art (especially difficult for a woman in late 19th-century France). Rodin and Claudel's relationship is movingly portrayed in the French film, Camille Claudel, in which Gerard Depardieu plays the role of Rodin. Isabelle Adjani produced the film, and also starred as Camille. For more photos and additional leads: Rodin slides by Jeffery Howe,Boston College (BC) a Claudel work, from BC Artchive Excellent Rodin BIO (English) from Cantor Foundation website Timeline of Rodin's Life, from Cantor Foundation website Musée Rodin, Paris BIO timeline (en français) Musée Rodin, Paris (main link) Suggested Readings, from Cantor Foundation website Main Rodin Link from Cantor Foundation website A personal web page: Images, info, more links, book links Rodin Info & Images, Artchive Rodin, Web Museum Rodin Sculptures, Images of Sculptures in the Garden of Paris' Musée Rodin La Porte de l'Enfer, Image: in the Garden of Paris' Musée Rodin Independent Rodin-Web Source: bio, works, more links, Claudel info Camille Claudel Biography on Independent Rodin-Web Source Images of works by Claudel, Rodin and Personal thoughts on them, R. Loui (assoc. prof. computer science), Washington University, STL A Photo Essay of a visit to Paris' Musée Rodin Rodin Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA).