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Article: 'Seraphine' a stunning tale
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- Roanoke Times & World News
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- October 10, 2009
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By day, Seraphine de Senlis quietly cleaned homes in a rural
French village. By night, she made vivid paintings of fruit and
flowers.
They brought her fame and modest remuneration in middle age.
Today, nearly seven decades after her death in an asylum, the
paintings still can be seen in galleries, museums and private
collections.
Her true story is the subject of "Seraphine," a beautifully
realized film by Martin Provost. It deservedly walked away with an
armload of Cesars, the pre-eminent French national film award. In
addition to directing, Provost co-wrote the film with Marc
Abdelnour.
Their Seraphine (brilliantly played by Yolande Moreau) was
reclusive, quiet and too stout to be ...