A
movie
by
Martin PROVOST
with
Yolande MOREAU, Anne BENNENT, Ulrich TUKUR, Geneviève MNICH
Synopsis :
1912, in a little town North of Paris. Séraphine Louis, works as a maid for Madame Duphot, who rents an apartment to a German art critic and dealer, Wilhelm Uhde, an enthusiastic advocate of modern and "primitive" artists.
In her spare time, Séraphine paints, with everything that comes to hand (wine, mud, fruits & flowers mixture).
When Wilhelm comes across a small paintings, he's mesmerized , and insists that Séraphine show him the rest of her work.
It is the beginning of a nurturing relationship which will get Séraphine's work to be exposed all over the world. But as Séraphine paints her most inspired canvas, the grace of her work leads her into the realms of madness. Based on a true story.
