Loving Vincent
The truth is, we cannot speak other than by our paintings
France, Summer 1891. Armand Roulin (Douglas Booth), a feckless and directionless young man, is given a letter by his father, Postman Joseph Roulin (Chris O’Dowd), to hand-deliver to Paris. He is to deliver it to the brother of his father’s friend Vincent van Gogh who, they have just heard, killed himself. Armand is none too pleased with the mission: he is embarrassed by his father’s association with Vincent, a foreign painter who cut off his ear and was committed to the local asylum.
In Paris there is no trace of the brother. Armand’s search leads him to the paint supplier, Pere Tanguy (John Sessions), who tells him that the brother died shortly after Vincent, apparently destroyed by the death of his older brother.
Pere recounts how the brother helped Vincent on this incredible transformation from a down-and-out at 28 who had failed at three careers and was living in a barn in the mining district of the Borinage in Belgium with a bunch of books and no idea what to do next, to the new artistic sensation of Paris at the time of his death 10 years later. After hearing this story Armand believes he may have misjudged his father’s friend, and really wants to know why, after such struggle, Vincent chose the moment of impending success to take his life: Pere has no answer to this.
Special Features:
- The Making of LOVING VINCENT
- Kickstarter Updates
- Bringing LOVING VINCENT'S Paintings to Life
- End of Production Overview and Interviews
- Douglas Booth Interview
Critic Reviews:
- " As the colors shimmer and shake, we understand how the artist viewed the world, as not only static existence, but as vibrant action. " – Robert Daniels
- " “Loving Vincent” is almost too beautiful for its own good; I found myself, too often, so dazzled by the form that I quite forgot about the content. " – Moira MacDonald
- " Even though the storyline falters, I'd still watch it again. " – Elena Goukassian