Séraphine
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84 out of 100

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7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

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  • Summary: Seraphine vividly recounts 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 th other naïve painters like Henri Rousseau only to descend into madness and obscurity with the onset of the Great Depression and World War II. (Music Box Films)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    It "explains" nothing but feels everything. It reminds me of two other films: Bresson's "Mouchette," about a poor girl victimized by a village, and Karen Gehre's "Begging Naked," shown at Ebertfest this year, about a woman whose art is prized even as she lives in Central Park.
  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Rick Kisonak
    80
    Yolande Moreau's most impressive costars are the extraordinary compositions of Seraphine Louis.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    80
    Moving historical drama brings a fascinating chapter of art history to life.
  4. NPR
    Reviewed by: Bob Mondello
    80
    Writer-director Martin Provost tells much of Seraphine's true-life story without words, lingering here on the process by which she makes paints, there on the obsessive single-mindedness she brings to her art.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 2 out of 8
  1. sunflower
    10
    This was a brilliant movie regardless of its so called "slow pace". It had perfect atmosphere, perfect timing, perfect everything. I particularly liked the main actress and the way she brought life and a tacit mystery to the character. Seraphine was fascinating from start to finish.… Expand
  2. yumint
    10
    The true story of Seraphine, her desperate poverty as a maid, her love of trees and water, creating swirling energies of color in her secret painting, paints mixed from blood and flowers and stolen wax, all beautifully acted, gives the movie a premier place among films about artists.… Expand
  3. juderobe
    8
    Not only was I pleased to learn more about an artist whose work I have seen and admired, but this film made a careful effort to be convincing. I believed in the portrait it made of her. The actress deserved an award. Also the
    cinematography and the script and the casting were all exemplary. It was hard to finish because I read in Wikipedia about her, but the film managed to show every part of her life with grace .    … Expand
  4. WillT
    4
    The producer never learned to edit apparently. Would have been great if condensed to 1 hour.

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