Séraphine Poster

Séraphine

Not Rated History Drama

Starring: Yolande Moreau, Ulrich Tukur, Anne Bennent, Geneviève Mnich, Nico Rogner

Writer: Marc Abdelnour, Martin Provost

Release Date:
October 1, 2008
Ratings:
6.7 / 10
Director:
Martin Provost
Companies:
TS Productions

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.