Séraphine
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 the Great Depression and World War II.
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21 people
Yolande Moreau
Séraphine Louis, dite Séraphine de Senlis
Known for
Amélie
The Brand New Testament
Ulrich Tukur
Wilhelm Uhde
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Amen.
Anne Bennent
Anne-Marie Uhde
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Geneviève Mnich
Mme Duphot
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Nico Rogner
Helmut Kolle
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Industry
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Adélaïde Leroux
Minouche
Known for
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Françoise Lebrun
La mère supérieure
Known for
Vortex
The Book of Solutions
Hélène Hardouin
La propriétaire
Known for
The Discreet
Serge Larivière
Duval
Known for
The Brand New Testament
Le Chef
Léna Bréban
Sœur Marguerite
Known for
Lost and Found
Mme Mills, une voisine si parfaite
Sandrine Bodenes
Marie-Louise
Also in
Petits Meurtres en famille
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Muriel Riou
Berthe
Also in
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Martin Provost Director · Marc Abdelnour Writer Michael Galasso Composer
Worldwide gross $9.1M · Budget $3.6M · United States release October 1, 2008
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Budget
$3,600,000
Worldwide gross
$9,100,000
Gross vs. budget
2.5×
Production
TS Productions
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Diaphana Films
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Roissy Films
Production
Canal+
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StudioCanal
Studio
France · Belgium
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · German · Latin
Release dates
France · October 1, 2008
Theatrical
United States · October 1, 2008
Theatrical
France
April 2, 2009 · Physical
Greece
April 9, 2009 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 4, 2009 · Theatrical
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