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| Directed by | Maurice Pialat |
| Written by | Maurice Pialat |
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| Cinematography | Gilles Henry Emmanuel Machuel |
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| Distributed by | Gaumont |
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Running time | 158 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $513[1] |
Van Gogh is a 1991 French biographical drama film written, produced and directed by Maurice Pialat. It stars Jacques Dutronc in the role of Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, for which he won the 1992 César Award for Best Actor. Set in 1890, the film follows the last 67 days of Van Gogh's life and explores his relationships with his brother Theo, his physician Paul Gachet (most famous as the subject of Van Gogh's painting Portrait of Dr. Gachet), and the women in his life, including Gachet's daughter, Marguerite.
The film was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival,[2] and selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3]
Jean-Luc Godard praised the film in a letter to Pialat, in which he wrote: "My dear Maurice, your film is astonishing, totally astonishing; far beyond the cinematic horizon covered up until now by our wretched gaze."[4]
- ^ "Van Gogh (1991)". The Numbers. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Van Gogh". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- ^ French, Philip (10 November 2013). "Van Gogh". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 February 2022.