Séraphine (2008)

6.8/10 125 min History Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Yolande Moreau

Séraphine Louis, dite Séraphine de Senlis

Ulrich Tukur

Wilhelm Uhde

Anne Bennent

Anne-Marie Uhde

Geneviève Mnich

Mme Duphot

Nico Rogner

Helmut Kolle

Adélaïde Leroux

Minouche

Françoise Lebrun

La mère supérieure

Hélène Hardouin

La propriétaire

Serge Larivière

Duval

Léna Bréban

Sœur Marguerite

Sandrine Bodenes

Marie-Louise

Dominique Pozzetto

Anatole Duphot

Josette Ménard

La bouchère

Xavier Pottier

Le boucher

Jean-Pascal Abribat

Le journaliste

Anne Benoît

Madame Delonge

Corentin Lobet

L'interne

Rosine Favey

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