Vincent Minelli directs this biopic that, unusually for Hollywood, doesn't subsume the subject's achievements in a fictionalised life-story, explaining one not in terms of the other, but fully celebrating both. Douglas is superb as the artist living on the edge. Not just for art aficionados.
find out more...Cox has created a magnificent insight into the troubled life of an artistic genius. Hurt movingly reads from Vincent's letters to his brother, revealing the extent of Van Gogh's inner struggle with the demons that eventually overcame him. Stunning, colourful imagery, mixing landscape with art.
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