Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic84/100
141 audience votes
Key crew
- Martin ProvostDirector
- Martin ProvostScreenplay
- Marc AbdelnourWriter
- Michael GalassoOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Yolande MoreauSéraphine Louis, dite Séraphine de Senlis
- Ulrich TukurWilhelm Uhde
- Anne BennentAnne-Marie Uhde
- Geneviève MnichMme Duphot
- Nico RognerHelmut Kolle
- Adélaïde LerouxMinouche
- Françoise LebrunLa mère supérieure
- Hélène HardouinLa propriétaire
- Serge LarivièreDuval
- Léna BrébanSœur Marguerite
- Sandrine BodenesMarie-Louise
- Muriel RiouBerthe