Seraphine

Country: Fra
Genre: Drama
Released: 2008
Rating: M
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It is 1912. By day, Séraphine Louis (Yolande Moreau) is a religiously devout housekeeper whose hours are occupied with the solitary duties of laundry, cleaning and ironing. In her spare time, however, she immerses herself in the wonders of nature. There she talks to the trees, birds and insects around her. It's the only communication available, and her intimacy with the natural world inspires her to express her feelings on canvas with anything she can find, whether wine, mud, fruits or flowers - or all of them. When German art critic and dealer Wilhelm Uhde (Ulrich Tukur), an enthusiastic advocate of modern and primitive artists, visits the house where Séraphine serves, he is instantly mesmerized - and so begins a relationship that will expose her to the world. But as Séraphine paints her most inspired canvases, the power of her work leads her into the realms of madness.