Séraphine [videorecording] / TS productions présente, en coproduction avec France 3 Cinéma, Climax Films, RTBF ; un film de Martin Provost ; produit par Miléna Poylo & Gilles Sacuto ; scénario, Martin Provost et Marc Abdelnour.
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FilmPublisher number: MBFHE002 | Music Box FilmsLanguage: French Original language: French Subtitle language: English Publication details: Chicago, IL : Music Box Films, [2010]Description: 1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits: - Image, Laurent Brunet ; montage, Ludo Troch ; musique composée et dirigée par Michael Galasso.
- César Awards, 2009: Best actress (Moreau), best cinematography, best costume, best film, best music, best production design, best original writing.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Belgian actress Yolande Moreau headlines this biopic, starring as a little-known but uncommonly brilliant painter. Frenchwoman Séraphine Louis (Moreau), aka Séraphine de Senlis, lived from 1864 to 1942. Though ostensibly a shepherdess and housekeeper whose chief duties involved cooking, cleaning, and ironing, in her off-hours Séraphine joyously turned to natural elements of the outdoor world, with which she felt a tremendous degree of emotional and spiritual communion. Séraphine channeled these undying passions through painting, and, having only the scantest materials at hand, created paints from elements such as animal blood, oil from church candles, and dirt pulled from the ground. With these crude and raw tools, the nascent, budding artist created tableaux of floral arrangements utterly unlike any seen before. Sadly, those around Séraphine perceived the paintings as coarse and unimpressive -- something of a joke. Her life took a most fantastic turn, then, when Wilhelm Uhde (Ulrich Tukur), a German art critic, turned up in Senlis -- and laid eyes on the young woman's creations for the first time. Yet, despite the success that Uhde brought to Séraphine, a sad future still lay ahead for the young woman -- one accompanied by continued obscurity and emotional isolation. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
DVD release of the 2008 motion picture.
Special features: original theatrical trailer; making of featurette; gallery of Séraphine's paintings.
Image, Laurent Brunet ; montage, Ludo Troch ; musique composée et dirigée par Michael Galasso.
Yolande Moreau, Ulrich Tukur, Anne Bennent.
The true story of Séraphine Louis, a simple, devout housekeeper who in 1905, at the age of 41, began painting brilliantly colorful canvases. In 1912, a German art critic discovered her paintings while she was working as his maid. Tells the story of the relationship between the avant-garde dealer and the visionary cleaning lady, forging a testament to the mysteries of creativity and the resilience of one woman's spirit.
DVD, NTSC ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
In French, with optional English subtitles.
César Awards, 2009: Best actress (Moreau), best cinematography, best costume, best film, best music, best production design, best original writing.