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MPAA Rating - PG13

Length:
    140 Minutes

Genre:
    Drama

Original Release Date:
    Aug 23, 2005

Director
    Robert Altman

Cast
    Tim Roth, Paul Rhys, Kitty Courbois, Jip Wijngaarden, Johanna ter Steege, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Vladimir Yordanoff

 
Movie Summary
The relationship between the obsessive, brilliant painter Vincent Van Gogh and his more practical brother Theo is at the center of director Robert Altmans well-received biography, originally produced as a miniseries for European television. Now universally acknowledged as masterpieces, Vincent Van Goghs works were ignored in his lifetime, despite the best efforts of Theo, a struggling gallery owner. When he fails to make a profit from his brothers work, Theo finds himself torn between art and commerce, a conflict deepened by Vincents increasing emotional neediness. Soon, the situation worsens, and both brothers are forced to struggle with depression and madness. Altmans distinctive directorial approach avoids clichés, allowing his leads to create contradictory and sometimes unlikable characters. Tim Roth captures Vincents devotion to his art, his difficult personality, and his descent into mental illness without resorting to histrionics, while Paul Rhys provides equally proficient work as the more repressed Theo. The cinematography by Jean Lepine illuminates the links between Altmans trademark wandering camera and Van Goghs impressionistic painting style. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide


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