Vincent

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.

Credits

director

Paul Cox

producer

Tony Llewellyn-Jones

Duration

01:39:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1987

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

35865

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 → Feature films - Australia

People → Gogh, Theo van, 1857-1891

People → Gogh, Vincent van, 1853-1890

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1987