Séraphine

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To be honest, I had no idea what to expect from this movie, in fact, I have to admit that I had never heard of this painter before but since this movie won the César of the best French movie of the year, I still wanted to check it out. First of all, I really enjoyed the directing and they managed to provide a pretty nice mood. Then, Séraphine was a rather fascinating character thanks to an impre... read more

Description: Séraphine is the story of Séraphine 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—he was 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 his house in Senlis outside Paris. A moving and unexpected relationship develops between the avant-garde art dealer and the visionar Séraphine is the story of Séraphine 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—he was 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 his house in Senlis outside Paris. A moving and unexpected relationship develops 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. Martin Provost’s poignant portrait of this now largely forgotten painter is a testament to the mysteries of creativity and the resilience of one woman’s spirit. ... (more) (less)