1991 · drama · biography · french
Van Gogh
Directed by Maurice Pialat2h 38m1991
After leaving the asylum, Vincent van Gogh settles in the home of Doctor Gachet, where he keeps painting amidst the torments of his failing mental health. He begins an affair with his host’s daughter, however, she soon realizes that he doesn’t love her and that his heart beats only for art.
Our read: Van Gogh (1991) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded drama · biography · french entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, measured, measured drama / biography, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
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