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Living a meager life as a maid in a small town north of Paris in 1912, Seraphine Louis carries a secret and almost fanatical passion to express her divinely inspired visions through painting. Without training and resources Seraphinc feverishly creates her art with all the minutiae of her rural life that come to hand: wine, mud, fruits and flowers all merge in the astonishing conception of her paintings. Seraphine's modest life and hidden talent are changed forever when she is discovered by a German art critic and dealer who is mesmerized by her paintings and encourages her to leave her home for Paris and expose her art to the world, But as Saphine paints her most inspired pieces and her reputation soars to startling heights, her life begins to spiral out of control into the realms of madness.

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Reviewed by: The Lesser Merlin
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Better as a Documentary than as Entertainment

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This award-winning film, with its high calibre acting and fascinating subject should have made a dramatic entertainment. There is drama or lyricism in the subject (her obsessive painting, her belief in her divine inspiration, and her later madness). But the drama is not delivered by the film's flat direction (whilst the film, writing, actress, costume, design, cinematography and music all won their categories at the César Awards - the Director Martin Provost did not)

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Rated: 3.8 stars out of 5 from 70 ratings

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Film Details

Actors:

Directors:

Martin Provost

Genres:

Audio / Language:

French

Subtitles:

English

Countries:

France

BFI Classification:

Suitable only for persons of 12 years and over

Release Date:	29/03/2010
Production Year:	2008
Run Time:	121 minutes
Aspect Ratio:	Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Format:	Pal
Colour:	Colour

Special Features:

The story of Seraphine De Senlis – an enlightening insight into the life of a truly unique artist
The history of naïve art – the remarkable rise of an extraordinary art form
Theatrical trailer