Film

Séraphine – Première

Organised by: Alliance française de Singapour
  • Date:
    19 Jul 2016
  • Time:
    8:00pm
  • Duration:
    125min
  • Venue:
    Alliance française de Singapour Theatre, Level I
  • Language:
    French with English subtitles
  • Admission:
    $7 (AF members)
    $9 (Non-members)
  • Advisory:
    NC16 – Brief nudity

Synopsis:

In 1912, Wilhelm Uhde, a German art collector, first to have ever bought a Picasso and discovered the « Douanier » Rousseau, rents an apartment in Senlis, to write and escape from Paris. He hires a housekeeper, Séraphine. One day, he notices at a neighbour's house, a beautiful painting on a wooden canvas. Wilhelm learns that the painter behind this artwork is Séraphine. A privileged and trusting relationship yet unexpected will start, between the art dealer and the visionary villager.
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125mins
France, Belgium | 2008
Biography, Drama
In French with English subtitles
Rating: NC16 – Brief nudity
Director: Martin Provost
Cast: Yolande Moreau, Ulrich Tukur, Anne Bennent

Premiere in Singapore