Martin Provost Interview II
Martin Provost Interview: Part I
What was it like working with Yolande Moreau? What was needed to make her really get into the skin of a historical character?
For a year we got to know one another. I believe I did my best to guide her toward her own best, to something she already had within herself. And toward Séraphine as well. It’s not easy to incarnate someone who was once alive. It’s necessary to have decency and respect. I believe we shared the same vision for Séraphine. Yolande had to learn to sing, to paint; it was all a learning experience, something that made her very happy. And from the first day of shooting, we were in full [...]
by Andre Soares | June 5, 2009
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Tags: Interviews, Marc Abdelnour, Martin Provost, Séraphine, Séraphine de Senlis, Ulrich Tukur, Yolande Moreau
SÉRAPHINE: Q&A with Martin Provost
The winner of 7 French Academy Awards, including best film, best original screenplay, and best actress, Martin Provost’s Séraphine stars Yolande Moreau as painter Séraphine Louis, aka Séraphine de Senlis, a plain, poor, uncultured, devoutly Catholic, and emotionally unbalanced housekeeper who became known as a major artistic talent in the early 20th century.
Written by Provost and Marc Abdelnour, Séraphine focuses on the artist’s relationship with avant-garde art dealer Wilhelm Uhde (played by Ulrich Tukur), who one day discovered that his cleaning lady in the town of Senlis was a masterful painter.
A sleeper hit in France, Séraphine has been met with raves on this side of the Atlantic as well. The LA Weekly’s Scott Foundas called it "the best movie [...]
by Andre Soares | June 5, 2009
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Tags: Biopic, Interviews, Los Angeles Screenings, Marc Abdelnour, Martin Provost, New York Screenings, Séraphine, Séraphine de Senlis, Séraphine Louis, Yolande Moreau
