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Séraphine

Séraphine

2008Movie⏱️ 2h 5mUnrated
BiographyDrama
7.4
IMDB Rating
6,756 votes

In 1912 German collector Wilhelm Uhde rents a flat in Senlis to write and take a break from Parisian life. He hires a 48-year old cleaning lady, Séraphine. Some time later, he notices a small painting on wood at a local notable home.

Director
Martin Provost
Writers
Marc Abdelnour, Martin Provost
Stars
Yolande Moreau, Ulrich Tukur, Anne Bennent
Release Date
October 1, 2008
Language
French, German, Latin
Country
France, Belgium
🏆 20
Wins
🎯 10
Nominations
💬 34
Reviews
📋 13.5K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

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

💰 Box Office

$9,402,702
Worldwide Gross
$884,613
Domestic Gross
$38,637
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
DTS
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Cathédrale, Senlis, Oise, France
Production
TS Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Climax Films

🏷️ Keywords

artistagent artist relationshipconnoisseurfemale paintermaid

🎯 Categories

FrenchBiographyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

A poem about shadow
by Vincentiu2010-04-02

"An artist. Fragile, gray, small. Some dreams. A fall. And drops of hope. Few images. A mecena. In fact, story of an ordinary existence. Testimony of forms of beauty . Words of a warm confession, with a brilliant Yolande Moreau and an great director. Everything is in best place. Light and cast, details and looks. And the air of small persons , delicate gestures, definition of art and art as refuge are pieces of this movie. So, it is not a biographic film. Seraphines are many men and women, basic instruments for others who believes that life is more than lies and hypocrisy. Beginning for discove..."

💡 Did You Know?

Since the film's release, the number of visitors at the museum of Senlis exhibiting Séraphine's works has quadrupled (August 2009).

📖 Synopsis

In 1912 German collector Wilhelm Uhde rents a flat in Senlis to write and take a break from Parisian life. He hires a 48-year old cleaning lady, Séraphine. Some time later, he notices a small painting on wood at a local notable home.