Loving Vincent (2017)

In a story depicted in oil painted animation, a young man comes to the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh (Robert Gulaczyk) to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.

Directors:

Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman

Writers:

Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman

Stars:

Douglas Booth, Jerome Flynn, Robert Gulaczyk

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 22 wins & 51 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Douglas Booth	...	Armand Roulin (voice)
Josh Burdett	...	The Zouave (voice)
Holly Earl	...	La Mousme (voice)
Robin Hodges	...	Lieutenant Milliet (voice)
Chris O'Dowd	...	Postman Joseph Roulin (voice)
John Sessions	...	Pere Tanguy (voice)
Helen McCrory	...	Louise Chevalier (voice)
Eleanor Tomlinson	...	Adeline Ravoux (voice)
Aidan Turner	...	The Boatman (voice)
Saoirse Ronan	...	Marguerite Gachet (voice)
Joe Stuckey	...	Young Man with a Cornflower (voice)
James Greene	...	Old Peasant (voice)
Martin Herdman	...	Gendarme Rigaumon (voice)
Bill Thomas	...	Doctor Mazery (voice)
Jerome Flynn	...	Doctor Gachet (voice)

Storyline

A year after the death of artist Vincent van Gogh (Robert Gulaczyk), Postman Joseph Roulin Chris O'Dowd) gets his slacker son, Armand (Douglas Booth), to hand deliver the artist's final letter written to his now late brother, Theo (Cezary Lukaszewicz), to some worthy recipient after multiple failed postal delivery attempts. Although disdainful of this seemingly pointless chore, Armand travels to Auvers-sur-Oise where a purported close companion to Vincent, Dr. Gachet (Jerome Flynn), lives. Having to wait until the doctor returns from business, Armand meets many of the people of that village who not only knew Vincent, but were apparently also models and inspirations for his art. In doing so, Armand becomes increasingly fascinated in the psyche and fate of van Gogh as numerous suspicious details fail to add up. However, as Armand digs further, he comes to realize that Vincent's troubled life is as much a matter of interpretation as his paintings, and there are no easy answers for a man ...

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Plot Keywords:

painting | artist | death | doctor | suicide | 

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Taglines:

The world's first fully painted feature film brings the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh to life.

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Genres:

Animation | Biography | Crime | Drama | Family | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, some violence, sexual material and smoking

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 1990, a century after he painted it, Vincent van Gogh's "Portrait of Dr. Gachet" sold at auction for a record-breaking eighty-two million five hundred thousand dollars. The price, when adjusted for inflation, remains one of the highest ever paid for a painting.

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Goofs

A fly can be seen for a frame, with it being stuck to the real life painting of the frame.

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Quotes

Vincent van Gogh: Days seem like weeks to me. Days are weeks.

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Crazy Credits

SPOILER: In the closing credits, the tableau for Dr. Gachet discusses the difficulty that experts had in distinguishing the genuine works painted by van Gogh from those painted by Dr. Gachet in the style of van Gogh.

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Connections

Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: And The Nominees Are... (2018)

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Soundtracks

Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)
Composed by Don McLean
Performed by Lianne La Havas

User Reviews

It's a visual Treat!

I can't imagine all the hard work it took to make this movie, it took 30000 painting to make it and the result is outstanding and magical. As a huge Van Gogh admirer I couldn't but enjoy this work of art it's very beautiful, very touching and very loyal to his heritage. It explores the complex persona of one of the biggest minds and talents of our history, his close relationship with his brother and the circumstances of his death. An artist who led a hard tormenting life, never been understood and never got the recognition he deserved in his living still his heritage lived on and now he's one of the most respected and admired artists in history and his paintings are highly demanded & sold with hundred millions of dollars after being left out and rejected during his lifetime (life hein). Am glad this movie finally saw the light of day, it's a great starter for the people who want to get familiar with this genius work and life, all in a short amount of time plus having a visual orgasm on the road.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

Poland UK USA Switzerland Netherlands

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Loving Vincent

Filming Locations:

Three Mills Studios, Three Mill Lane, Bow, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

EUR5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$23,180, 24 September 2017

Gross USA:

$6,735,118

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$42,187,665

Company Credits

Production Co:

BreakThru Productions, Trademark Films, Silver Reel

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White (flashback sequences)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1