Séraphine

IMDb 6.8 2008 • 125 min • HistoryDrama

Director

Martin Provost

Country

FR

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Yolande Moreau
Yolande Moreau Séraphine Louis, dite Séraphine de Senlis
Ulrich Tukur
Ulrich Tukur Wilhelm Uhde
Anne Bennent
Anne Bennent Anne-Marie Uhde
Geneviève Mnich
Geneviève Mnich Mme Duphot
Nico Rogner
Nico Rogner Helmut Kolle