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Séraphine

Séraphine

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 1, 2008

Runtime

2h 5m

Genres

History, Drama

User Score

68%

Original Title

Séraphine

Production Companies

TS Productions, Diaphana Films, Roissy Films, Canal+

Director

Martin Provost

Description

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 Great Depression and World War II.