Martin Provost Articles

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 [...]

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 [...]