
About the film

Séraphine
Release Date: October 01, 2008
Year | : | 2008 |
Slogan | : | «» |
Genres | : | History, Drama |
Production Companies | : | TS Productions, Diaphana Films, Roissy Films, Canal+ |
Director | : | Martin Provost |
Producers | : | Gilles Sacuto, Miléna Poylo, Brigitte Moidon, Arlette Zylberberg, Olivier Rausin |
Writers | : | Martin Provost, Marc Abdelnour |
RunTime | : | 125 mins. |
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.
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