DVD

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.

Provost, Martin. (Added Author). Abdelnour, Marc. (Added Author). Moreau, Yolande, 1953- (Added Author). Tukur, Ulrich, 1957- (Added Author). Bennent, Anne, 1963- (Added Author). Music Box Films. (Added Author). TS Productions (Firm) (Added Author). France 3 cinéma (Firm) (Added Author). Radio-Télévision belge de la communauté culturelle française. (Added Author). Climax films (Firm) (Added Author). Yolande Moreau, Ulrich Tukur, Anne Bennent. (Cast).

Summary:

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.

Item details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Chicago, IL : Music Box Films, [2010]

Contents / Notes

General Note:	DVD release of the 2008 motion picture. Special features: original theatrical trailer; making of featurette; gallery of Séraphine's paintings.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Image, Laurent Brunet ; montage, Ludo Troch ; musique composée et dirigée par Michael Galasso.
Participant or Performer Note:	Yolande Moreau, Ulrich Tukur, Anne Bennent.
System Details Note:	DVD ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language Note:	In French, with optional English subtitles.
Awards Note:	Winner: Seven Césars (France's equivalent of the Academy Awards).

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Subject:

Louis, Séraphine, 1864-1942 > Drama.
Women painters > France > Drama.
Women household employees > Drama.
Art critics > Drama.
Foreign films > France.
Motion pictures, French

Genre:

Biographical films.
Feature films.

Currently available copies

4 out of 4 copies are currently available at PINES. (Show)
1 out of 1 copy are currently available at Piedmont Regional Library System. (Show)
1 out of 1 copy are currently available at Winder Public Library.