Séraphine
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2008-10-01
Runtime: 125 mins
Director: Martin Provost
Writer: Marc Abdelnour
Spoken language: Deutsch, Français, Latin
Genres: History, Drama
Original title: Séraphine
Production Companies: TS Productions, Diaphana Films, Roissy Films, Canal+
Production Countries: France, Belgium
Cast
Yolande Moreau
Ulrich Tukur
Anne Bennent
Geneviève Mnich
Nico Rogner
Adélaïde Leroux
Françoise Lebrun
Hélène Hardouin
Serge Larivière
Léna Bréban
Sandrine Bodenes
Muriel Riou
Dominique Pozzetto
Josette Ménard
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