Seraphine
Summary: In 1912 German collector Wilhelm Uhde rents a flat in Senlis to write and take a break from Parisian life. He hires a 48-year old cleaning lady, Séraphine. Some time later, he notices a small painting on wood at a local notable home.
Runtime: 2 h 05 min
MPAA: Unrated
Production: TS Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Climax Films, La Région Île-de-France, Canal+, CinéCinéma, TV5MONDE, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel et des Télédistributeurs Wallons, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge, Tax Shelter ING Invest de Tax Shelter Productions, La Banque postale Image, Sociétés de Financement Pour le Cinéma et l'audiov, Soficinéma 3, Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep), Angoa-Agicoa, MEDIA Programme of the European Union
Distributor: Music Box Films
Movie budget: $ 3,674,000
Domestic: $ 884,613
International: $ 8,518,089
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