Pialat might well have been drawn to the story of Van Gogh, having himself abandoned painting for lack of funds and enjoyed grudging recognition as a director. But he looks at Van Gogh without pity, ...

In film biographies of the great, the hero is usually presented as a decent person who wants only to improve the world. Oh, he may seem a bit overeager. And, yes, after years of being misunderstood, ...

VINCENT van Gogh – the tortured Dutch artist better known to many for cutting off his ear than for his remarkable art – is subject of a mini fest at Anthology Film Archives. Four films about van Gogh, ...

It’s no mystery why the late 1980s and early ‘90s might see a sudden, huge spike in movies about one artist in particular: Vincent van Gogh. That reason is alluded to in the very first (and probably ...

Directed by David Bickerstaff, this is a splendid introduction to one of the most iconic of all artists, whose troubled life and beloved works have already been depicted in biopics as different as ...