Seraphine
Seraphine is the true story of Seraphine Louis aka Seraphine 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.
Winner - Cesar Awards 2009 - Best Film, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Music Written for a Film, Best Original Screenplay
Running Time
128 mins
Year
2008
Kanopy ID
1140257
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Like Camille Claudel, Seraphine de Senlis was a gifted and talented artist whose work exceeded the conventions of the era in which she lived. This film is a tribute to Seraphine’s life as an artist, a woman who had to paint despite the exigencies and hardships of her life circumstances. Her ...Read more
Like Camille Claudel, Seraphine de Senlis was a gifted and talented artist whose work exceeded the conventions of the era in which she lived. This film is a tribute to Seraphine’s life as an artist, a woman who had to paint despite the exigencies and hardships of her life circumstances. Her patron Uhde was an important critic and collector who was one of the few people who understood Seraphine’s vision. But like Claudel’s, her final years as depicted in the film, left me with questions about societal validation for women’s creativity. A beautiful, slow paced, empathic interpretation of the artist, what inspired her and an opportunity to see her work - and hear her sing.
Read less.Wonderful photography for that time. Great reveal of the harsh conditions of survival that are met with courage.
Wonder which museum has her paintings. Would love to see them.
If you dream of being in the French countryside this will appeal
How come this terrific artist is worldly unknown?!!