Van Gogh is a 1991 film written and directed by Maurice Pialat. It stars Jacques Dutronc in the role of Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh, for which he won the 1992 César Award for Best Actor. Set in 1890, the film follows the last 67 days of Van Gogh's life and explores his relationships with his brother Theo, his physician Paul Gachet , and the women in his life, including Gachet's daughter, Marguerite. The film was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. The film is noted for its anti-melodramatic and unsensationalistic approach to Van Gogh's life. For this reason is often contrasted... with Vincente Minnelli's Van Gogh film Lust for Life. Very little time is devoted to Van Gogh's art and work, with the bulk of the 158-minute running time occupied by the artist's often difficult personal relationships and declining mental state. The film omits any references to many of the most famous incidents in Van Gogh's life in favor of concentrating on the social dynamics of the late 19th century.
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| Release date: | 1991 |
| Directed by: | Maurice Pialat |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 158 Minutes |
| Producer: | Daniel Toscan du Plantier |
| Editor: | Yann Dedet, Nathalie Hubert, Hélène Viard |
| Music by: | André Bernot, J.M. Bourget, Jacques Dutronc, P. Revedy, Arthur Honegger |
| Cinematography: | Emmanuel Machuel, Gilles Henri, Jacques Loiseleux, Gilles Henry |
| Screenplay by: | Maurice Pialat |
| Genre: | Biography |