Review of Séraphine (2008) by Susie P — 25 Nov 2009
Good movie with a great performance from Yolande Moreau , so "chapeau" to her!
Clumsy, odd, relatively old, not pretty, not skinny, Seraphine is very common, or so it may seem, but she is a born painter , a raw talent expecting to be discovered.
The movie follows her evolution as a painter, from the moment of her discovery and to her descent into madness.
My favorite scene was in the first part of the movie, I've found very emblematic: Seraphine paints beeing surrounded by the afterglow of the candles, she seems to enchant something. Her dual communion with art and religion that got my attention.
The main problem was the duration, the film is too long, are moments when nothing happens and I've lost interest somewhere in the middle.
This review of Séraphine (2008) was written by Susie P on 25 Nov 2009.
Séraphine has generally received very positive reviews.
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