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Vincent Van Gogh died, a pauper, on 29 July 1880 at the age of 37. In less than ten years he had produced some 1,800 works, only one of which had been sold. This film is a meditation on the actual paintings and drawings of Van Gogh, and the influences upon him. The script is made up entirely of letters the artist wrote over 18 years to his beloved brother Theo and these are read by British actor, John Hurt.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
324079
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Gogh, Theo van, 1857-1891
Crafts & Visual Arts → Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting
Feature films → Feature films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)