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Van Gogh

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Based on the life of the legendary Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh (Jacques Dutronc), this French film focuses on the last few months before his death. The movie details Vincent's close, if volatile, relationship with his brother, Theo (Bernard Le Coq). Also examined are the artist's friendships with his doctor, Paul Gachet (Gérard Séty), and the physician's pretty daughter, Marguerite (Alexandra London), as well as Vincent's late-period work and his creative process.
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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Minnelli’s stylistic debt to van Gogh is almost exclusively a matter of expressionism–in his efforts to represent the painter’s emotions through the actors’ performances ... Rated: 3/4 Jun 2, 2022 Full Review Richard Brody The New Yorker Maurice Pialat's intense, bleak re-creation of the painter's last days ... Sep 7, 2015 Full Review St. Louis Post-Dispatch Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 18, 2009 Full Review Oliver Kohn Positif Simple confidence makes a deeply moving conclusion. May 4, 2022 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills ...its low-key nature also brings a strong sense of empathy and authenticity, making this nearly three-hour drama something that brings considerable rewards for the patient viewer. Apr 2, 2021 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com A flawed yet beautiful film. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 26, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Was ment to be slow and authentically calm photographed, but was just incredibly boring. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review mauro l For three consecutive films ("A Nos Amours", 1983; "Police", 1985; "Under the Sun of Satan", 1987) Pialat proved to be one of the best directors in the history of cinema. Extraordinarily unmistakable style for the abductive unpredictability, and at the same time emotionally intense, overwhelming, passionate. This time, however, he reaches the breaking point and yields to nihilism by sinking into it. "Van Gogh" is a pretext to talk about his "malheur" in which everything has become senseless and therefore interchangeable, a suicide as much as a removed blackhead, love as much as prostitution, a true madman as much as social hypocrisy. But 158 minutes of omnipervasive behavioral bipolarity, indifference and apathy are humanly unsustainable. Perhaps Bresson, between "Le Diable probablement" ("The Devil Probably", 1977) and "L'argent" ("Money", 1983), had managed to stop earlier. (Mauro Lanari) Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Educational sans melodramatic. Nobody understood the man and his doctor was useless. No wonder he got a smack from Vincent on his deathbed. He was surrounded by a lot of caring people who knew he was a genius but didn't want to buy his art. The film cares too, while similarly doesn't understand or buy into his output. A work of genius in itself. Sublime to the senses. I foregoed (?) my trip to the cinema for this and wasn't disappointed. Not for one second. It's living inside of me and is most welcome. Now I have to see all of Pialat's output... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member The greatest and most honest portrait of the great painter Van Gogh. The leisurely pace adds to the realism and Pialat makes his famous subject very human and contemplative. The film is tender, honest and profound in the best and most subtle way. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member A HYMN TO PERSISTANCE FOR ART Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Un film original et un peu ennuyeux, complexe dans son objectif et inegal dans son interpretation (certains des acteurs meriteraient quelques cours de diction), qui tente de comprendre les origines de la longue souffrance de Vincent. L'artiste est presente tour a tour comme un etre detache et sur de lui, une ame sensible et blessee, un genie incompris mais revolte. Les bons services de la tres belle Elsa Zylberstein (23 ans a l'epoque du tournage) et l'amour d'Alexandra London ne changeront rien au destin terrible auquel il s'est resolu. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Based on the life of the legendary Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh (Jacques Dutronc), this French film focuses on the last few months before his death. The movie details Vincent's close, if volatile, relationship with his brother, Theo (Bernard Le Coq). Also examined are the artist's friendships with his doctor, Paul Gachet (Gérard Séty), and the physician's pretty daughter, Marguerite (Alexandra London), as well as Vincent's late-period work and his creative process.
Director
Maurice Pialat
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Rating
R
Genre
Biography
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 30, 1992, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.2K
Runtime
2h 55m
Sound Mix
Dolby A
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