Movie
Séraphine
Overview
The tragic story of French naïve painter Séraphine Louis aka Séraphine de Senlis (1864-1942), a humble servant who becomes a gifted self-taught painter. Discovered by prominent critic and collector William Uhde, she came to prominence between the wars grouped with other naïve painters like Henri Rouseau only to descend into madness and obscurity with the onset of the Great Depression and World War II.
Details
- Release date
- 2008-10-01
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- TS Productions, Diaphana Films, Roissy Films, Canal+
- Country
- France, Belgium
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Yolande Moreau as Séraphine Louis, dite Séraphine de Senlis
- Ulrich Tukur as Wilhelm Uhde
- Anne Bennent as Anne-Marie Uhde
- Geneviève Mnich as Mme Duphot
- Nico Rogner as Helmut Kolle
- Adélaïde Leroux as Minouche
- Françoise Lebrun as La mère supérieure
- Hélène Hardouin as La propriétaire
- Serge Larivière as Duval
- Léna Bréban as Sœur Marguerite
- Sandrine Bodenes as Marie-Louise
- Muriel Riou as Berthe
Crew
- Martin Provost - Director
- Marc Abdelnour - Writer
- Martin Provost - Screenplay
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