Van Gogh (TEFC)

France, 1948

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The life story of Vincent Van Gogh presented through the medium of his paintings. Mentions his early years as a preacher among miners in the Borinage, his resolution to abandon preaching in favour of painting, the period in Paris when he won the respect and admiration of artists, the flight to Province and finally his madness and eventual death. Mentions the chief influences on the development of Van Gogh’s distinctive technique. Narrated by Jim Barrett.

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Credits

production company

Films du Pantheon

co-producer

Gaston Diehl

Robert Hessens

Pierre Braunberger

director

Alain Resnais

Duration

00:17:43:00

Production places

France

Production dates

1948

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011441

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Netherlands

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Biography

Crafts & Visual Arts → Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Netherlands

Documentary

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

History → History

People → Artists - Biography

People → Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890

Short films

Short films → Short films - France

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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