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Based on the life of Seraphine de Senlis, an unknown turn of the century naive painter, Seraphine tells the story of a poor and mentally ill housekeeper inhabited by an incredible talent. Seraphine, played by Yolande Moreau (Amelie, The Last Mistress), works for German art collector Wilhelm Uhde (Ulrich Tukur), who accidentally discovers one of her paintings in a local art salon. Fascinated by her talent, Uhde wants to show her work but WWI forces him to flee the country. In 1927, Udhe finds his protegee destitute but still painting. As the Great Depression forces him to delay his plans for her a second time, this new disappointment precipitates Seraphine's descent into madness. The film shows the complexity and limitations of their relationship but also the pain and violence of her visceral need to paint. Writer-director Martin Provost started his career as an actor, onscreen in films by Tonie Marshall or Claude Zidi and onstage for six years at the Comedie Francaise. He wrote and directed his first feature Tortilla and Cinema in 1996, a Franco-Spanish co-production with Castilian star Carmen Maura. Following his critically acclaimed Song from within, Provost's third feature Seraphine brought him worldwide recognition as well as national accolades, including seven Cesar awards, including Best Picture of the year and Best Original screenplay. He is also the author of two short films J'ai peur du noir (1990) and Cocon (1992), various plays and a novel, Aime-moi vite (1993).
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"Directed by Martin Provost, the movie stars Yolande Moreau, an actress for whom there is no American equivalent. (...) Like many serious clowns Ms. Moreau invests the tragedy and humor of the human condition with a spiritual luminosity."(The New York Times)
Directed by: Martin Provost
Cast: Yolande Moreau, Ulrich Tukur, Anne Bennent, Genevieve Mnich, Nico Rogner, Adelaide Leroux
Drama/2008 - 2h 05mn
Website: www.seraphine-lefilm.com
Cesar award 2009 for: Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress for Yolande Moreau, Best Score, Best Cinematography, Best Costumes, Best Art Direction
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