Seraphine (2009)

Description: Based on a true story, SERAPHINE centers on Seraphine de Senlis (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 naive 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 Provost's fictionalized and poignant portrait of Seraphine is a testament to creativity and the resilience of one woman's spirit.