"Based on a true story, SÉRAPHINE
centers on Séraphine de Senlis (Yolande Moreau), a simple and profoundly devout
housekeeper whose brilliantly colorful canvases adorn some of the most famous
galleries in the world. German art critic and collector Wilhelm Uhde (The Lives
of Others Ulrich Tukur) - the first Picasso buyer and champion of naïve
primitive painter Le Douanier Rousseau - discovers her paintings while she is
working for him as a maid in the beautiful countryside of Senlis near Paris. A
moving and unexpected relationship develops between the avant-garde art dealer
and the visionary outsider artist. Martin Provosts fictionalized and poignant
portrait of Séraphine is a testament to creativity and the resilience of one
womans spirit."
It won the 2009 César Award for Best Film.
This film reminded me of a devout photographer Vivian Maier whom I was deeply touched by her artistic vision and her life.
One of Vivian Maier's works
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