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Seraphine, a fictionalized version of the life of painter Seraphine de Senlis won seven Cesars (their version of the Oscars) this past weekend in France. Yolande Moreau won the best actress. I’ve Loved You so Long won best first feature and Elsa Zilberstein (who should have made the cut for the Oscars along with Kristin Scott Thomas) won best supporting actress and the film was named best first feature.
If you’re in NY you can see Seraphine because it will be playing this week at the upcoming Rendez-Vous With French Cinema series at Lincoln Center.
From the NY Times:
“Séraphine,” also a biography, follows the life of Séraphine Louis, better known as Séraphine de Senlis, an untutored French painter of primitive floral canvases who was discovered and nurtured by Wilhelm Uhde, a German art collector for whom she worked as a housekeeper in Senlis, outside Paris. Directed by Martin Provost, the movie stars Yolande Moreau, an actress for whom there is no American equivalent. Ms. Moreau, who turns 56 on Friday, is a Belgian mime and comedian whose indelible performance in “When the Sea Rises” in 2004 won her a César for best actress; she is nominated again this year.
“Seraphine” Saluted with Seven French Cesars (IndieWIRE)
Reality and Charm in a Feast for Cineastes (NY Times)
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