Séraphine
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Drama
121 min
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13m
The story of Séraphine Louis (aka Séraphine de Senlis), a simple and profoundly devout housekeeper who, in 1905, at age 41, self-taught and with the instigation of her guardian angel, began painting brilliantly colorful canvases. In 1912, Wilhelm Uhde, a German art critic and collector (one of the first collectors of Picasso and champion of naïve primitive painter Le Douanier Rousseau), discovered her paintings while she worked for him as a maid in Senlis. A moving and unexpected relationship developed between the avant-garde art dealer and the visionary cleaning lady, leading to Séraphine’s work being grouped with other naïve painters – the so-called “Sacred Heart Painters” - with acclaimed shows in France, elsewhere in Europe and eventually at New York’s MOMA .
The portrait of this now largely-forgotten painter is a testament to the mysteries of creativity and the resilience of one woman’s spirit.
Cast
Yolande Moreau, Ulrich Tukur, Anne Bennent, Geneviève Mnich, Nico Rogner, Adélaïde Leroux
Directed by
Martin Provost
Music
Michael Galasso
Screenplay
Martin Provost, Marc Abdelnour