Séraphine Louis, dite Séraphine de Senlis (played by Yolande Moreau) is a protagonist in Séraphine.
A middle-aged housekeeper and self-taught painter driven by religious inspiration. She creates art using natural materials, gains recognition through Wilhelm Uhde's patronage, suffers a mental breakdown during the Great Depression, and is eventually placed in a lunatic asylum where she dies in 1942. Wilhelm Uhde (played by Ulrich Tukur) is a protagonist in Séraphine.
A noted art critic who discovers Séraphine's talent, promotes her work, provides financial support, temporarily flees France during WWI, and later attempts to protect and care for her after her institutionalization.
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Characters
Séraphine Louis, dite Séraphine de Senlis
(played by Yolande Moreau) — protagonist
A middle-aged housekeeper and self-taught painter driven by religious inspiration. She creates art using natural materials, gains recognition through Wilhelm Uhde's patronage, suffers a mental breakdo...
Wilhelm Uhde
(played by Ulrich Tukur) — protagonist
A noted art critic who discovers Séraphine's talent, promotes her work, provides financial support, temporarily flees France during WWI, and later attempts to protect and care for her after her instit...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Séraphine Louis, dite Séraphine de Senlis → Wilhelm Uhde
(Professional Patron)
Story Analysis
The story follows an untaught artist whose spiritual creativity rises to recognition before prosperity, disappointment, and institutionalization reshape her life.
