Yolande Moreau Articles

Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart (top); Yolande Moreau in Séraphine (bottom) Jeff Bridges as the Los Angeles Film Critics‘ best actor for his ageing country singer in Crazy Heart wasn’t totally unexpected, despite strong competition from the likes of Colin Firth for A Single Man (the LA critics’ runner-up), George Clooney for Up in the Air, and Morgan Freeman for Invictus. Now, Yolande Moreau’s win [...]

Best Actress Abbie Cornish, Bright Star Frances ‘Fanny’ Brawne has a relatively brief but intense love affair with poet John Keats Carey Mulligan, An Education In 1960s London, a schoolgirl falls for a man in his 30s Michelle Pfeiffer, Cheri An older courtesan introduces a young man to the art of lovemaking Gabourey ‘Gabby’ Sidibe, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire An abused [...]

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 [...]