Séraphine

About Séraphine

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…

Séraphine (2008) is a history film directed by Martin Provost. Yolande Moreau takes the lead as Séraphine Louis, dite Séraphine de Senlis, Ulrich Tukur as Wilhelm Uhde, Anne Bennent as Anne-Marie Uhde, and Geneviève Mnich as Mme Duphot.

Released in October 2008, it runs 125 minutes. Written by Marc Abdelnour and Martin Provost. It was produced by Diaphana Films.

American members can watch it on Cineverse Amazon Channel, Fandor Amazon Channel, and OVID. It scores 6.7 out of 10 from 143 TMDB voters.