When Vincente Minelli was filming onsite in France, some elderly peasants saw Kirk Douglas running around in Van Gogh garb and hair color ....and the old peasants cried out ..."It's him again!"
The optional film commentator says that Minnelli shot the different times of this film in the colors Van Gogh was currently using...i.e. during his missions work with coal miners, the film's colors are subdued mostly to gray and black.
And the end of Van Gogh's life is shot in brilliant sunlight, like his last years' paintings.
This film's bio of the adult Van Gogh, from his missions work to his death, is said to be relatively close to his actual life. It's entertaining, yet also works in shots of the most famous Van Gogh paintings.
Minnelli used the best color technology of his time and secured permission from private and public Van Gogh painting owners to film the original artworks.
It's a good movie---great if you like Van Gogh, and worth your time.
The optional film commentator says that Minnelli shot the different times of this film in the colors Van Gogh was currently using...i.e. during his missions work with coal miners, the film's colors are subdued mostly to gray and black.
And the end of Van Gogh's life is shot in brilliant sunlight, like his last years' paintings.
This film's bio of the adult Van Gogh, from his missions work to his death, is said to be relatively close to his actual life. It's entertaining, yet also works in shots of the most famous Van Gogh paintings.
Minnelli used the best color technology of his time and secured permission from private and public Van Gogh painting owners to film the original artworks.
It's a good movie---great if you like Van Gogh, and worth your time.