SERAPHINE
| 2009 – 125′ – Drama / Biopic –
Written and Directed by Martin Provost.
Starring Yolande Moreau, Ulrich Tukur, Anne Bennent.
Official Selection COLCOA French Film Festival. Winner of 7 César Awards, including Best Film, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Music, Best Costume design.
A Music Box Films release.|
Trailer
Séraphine is the true story of Seraphine Louis aka Séraphine de Senlis (Yolande Moreau), 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 (Ulrich Tukur), a German art critic and collector, discovered her paintings while she worked for him as a maid in his lodgings in Senlis outside Paris. Director Martin Provost builds his story around the relationship between the avant-garde art dealer and the visionary cleaning lady, forging a testament to the mysteries of creativity and the resilience of one woman’s spirit.
