I've blogged about several art movies, and even though Mao's Last Dancer is about dance instead of paintings, I found it an inspiring movie about a very talented artist.

This movie is based on the true story of Li Cunxin. At the age of 11, Li leaves his poor Chinese village for Beijing to study ballet. Not that interested in ballet at first, he eventually applies focus and discipline to become one of Beijing's most accomplished students and travels to Texas for a cultural exchange. I won't tell you the rest, in case you decide to see it, but I highly recommend it if you like movies and ballet!

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Have you seen this movie? Based on the true story of Seraphine Louis (Seraphine de Senlis), this movie won seven Cesars, including best picture and best actress. Seraphine (Yolande Moreau), a washer woman who uses every extra sou for art supplies, paints under the encouragement of her guardian angel and art critic and collector Wilhelm Uhde (Ulrich Tukur).

Seraphine's inspired flowers and trees are breath-takingly beautiful.