Vincent Life and Death of Van Gogh

The best film about Vincent Van Gogh is not one of the many biopics of the painter, but this stirring, ardent documentary. Forgoing a conventional biography’s and-then-he-cut-his-ear-off approach, the gifted Dutch-Australian director Paul Cox opts for pure evocation: he trails his camera through the places where Van Gogh walked, as though trying to dream his way into the artist’s mindset. Meanwhile, the beautiful voice of John Hurt reads from Vincent’s amazingly searching letters to his brother, Theo. (Hurt’s voice probably deserved an Oscar for this vocal-cord performance alone.) Van Gogh’s journey as struggling artist and tormented man of soul is thus made strangely direct–it will not only send you to see Vincent’s paintings but to locate a copy of his collected letters as well. Many film directors have grappled with this subject: Vincente Minnelli with Lust for Life, Robert Altman with Vincent & Theo, Maurice Pialat with Van Gogh. But the perpetually underappreciated Cox (Innocence) has trumped them with simplicity and sheer intensity of feeling. –Robert Horton
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Customer Review: A Little Slow
I watched the DVD but it did not hold my interest as much as I thought it would. The writings of Vincent were read throughout and that was fascinating but the cinematography seemed to be fragmented and although it attempted to show the countryside where Vincent lived and how this inspired him (colors, form, locals), the cut to his paintings was quick and didn’t give me enough opportunity to contemplate the beauty of his pieces. I still would recommend this DVD if you just want a look inside of Vincent’s mind as he unravels to a tragic end.
Customer Review: Forgettable
I am an Art History teacher and an avid admirer of Vincent Van Gogh. This pseudo-documentary is visually uninteresting and seems more home-made than professional. The actor reading the Van Gogh letters has an irritating voice and a monotonal delivery. The score is un-musical and aimless. I am sorry, but I do not recommend this video to anyone for any reason.
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