Loving Vincent (2017)

In a story depicted in oil painted animation, a young man comes to the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh 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 & 50 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 the artist, Vincent van Gogh, Postman Roulin gets his slacker son, Armand, to hand deliver the artist's final letter written to his now late brother, Theo, 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, 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 whose work and tragedy would only be truly appreciated in the future.

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Plot Keywords:

painting | artist | death | doctor | suicide | 

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Taglines:

A unique cinematic experience: The world's first fully painted feature film.

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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

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

It took a team of over 100 professional artists to hand paint every single frame of the movie. According to the official site, the work has resulted in a total of 853 different oil paintings, as each one was used multiple times, painting subsequent frames on the top of the original ones. In the final movie there are exactly 853 different shots.

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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: In the life of the painter, death may perhaps not be the most difficult thing. For myself, I declare I don't know anything about it. But, the sight of the stars always makes me dream. Why I say to myself should those spots of light in the firmament bet Inaccessible lo us? Maybe we can take death to go to a star and lo die peacefully of old age would be to go there on foot. For the moment, I'm going to go to bed because it's late, and I wish you goodnight and good luck with a handshake, your ...

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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: The Legend of Big Chungus (2019)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Not a One Trick Pony

Most of the focus will be on its incredibly innovative visuals, the entire film is animated oil paintings. The paintings are all in Van Gogh's style are they are a beautiful backdrop that brings incredible life to the film in a way that no other style possible could.

But there is much more to Loving Vincent than the art, it is a riveting story that dives into who Vincent Van Gogh was as a man and the mystery surrounding his death. It unfolds in the same manner as "Citizen Kane" with the posthumous exploration into a person through talking to the people who knew him. It is engrossing with excellent voice work and incredibly smooth animation and movement.