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Séraphine
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Title: Séraphine

Release Date: 1 Oct 2008

Runtime: 2h 5m

Genre: History, Drama

Director: TS Productions, Diaphana Films, Roissy Films, Canal+

Production Companies: TS Productions, Diaphana Films, Roissy Films, Canal+

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.

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Average Vote: 6.8 (124 votes)

Cast

  • Séraphine Louis, dite Séraphine de Senlis: Yolande Moreau
  • Wilhelm Uhde: Ulrich Tukur
  • Anne-Marie Uhde: Anne Bennent
  • Mme Duphot: Geneviève Mnich
  • Helmut Kolle: Nico Rogner
  • Minouche: Adélaïde Leroux
  • La mère supérieure: Françoise Lebrun
  • La propriétaire: Hélène Hardouin
  • Duval: Serge Larivière
  • Sœur Marguerite: Léna Bréban
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