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Synopsis: It's the late nineteenth century. Adult Dutch brothers Vincent Van Gogh and Theo Van Gogh, living in Paris, lead differing lives despite having art as a connection. Vincent, who sticks to his principles which includes believing in God but not religion, wants to be a full time painter, living in squalor for his art. Theo, who works in an art gallery, lives for the moment, he selling art which he doesn't much like to lead a comfortable life. One other area of commonality between the brothers is easily succumbing to pleasures of the flesh. Theo does not sell Vincent's art, as he knows it is not in demand. Vincent's view of his brother does not change when he learns it is Theo, and not their father which he had previously thought, who is supporting him. Each brother is a tortured soul - in Vincent's case, it considered in some circles as madness - which affects how each deals with his respective life. Beyond the several sexual relationships each has, some key moments and more extended peri
Genre: Biography, Drama
Director(s): Robert Altman
Production: Hemdale Film Corporation
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
65
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
PG-13
Year:
1990
138 min
198 Views


In a painting.

- A picture?

Yes, a picture.

What's the matter with it?

When I saw him, years ago,

it stuck in my mind.

I was 17.

It was a picture of

a beautiful woman...

in a room, in a boudoir.

Sitting in a couch,

stroking her hair.

And I thought:

If I could come into

the picture and close it...

I'll stay there forever.

It's so real.

Really incredible.

The ships looks like real ones.

Someday you could paint

a ship like that.

I don't know, I hope that.

I'm sure.

He's a man like you...

and he has painted all this.

- I don't know. He made it with his...

wife and his friends.

A woman painting?

- Yes.

But, why?

You just have to go outside...

and here is the real thing.

That's what he made.

He went outside and saw this.

This is his perception of...

...reality.

And he paint this and leave

it here. It'll be here while this...

place lasts.

She has thought it was the

beach. Well that's art.

I'll take you to Paris.

If you want to piss...

on the paintings,

I'll take you to Paris...

where my brother works.

There there are some paintings...

you can piss on.

In my opinion it's a specially

good example...

of his work.

You can appreciate the...

Turkish and Egyptian

stiles influence.

Here is a Gerome.

That you could like more.

Don't look at that!

My colleague Andre

will tell you about this painting.

Well, gentlemen,

this is an interesting and important

painting:

The fighting c*cks

Are you going?

- For lunch, it's something wrong?

We'd like to talk to you.

- It doesn't matter, Theo, I'll wait.

Sit down.

We've been considering

the future of this company.

We know that

you don't like to be here.

It's not I don't like it,

it's just I feel that...

- We don't care what you feel.

You're trying to fire me.

Why don't you get to the point?

Every day more galleries

are open in Montmartre.

It's a different market but...

- We think that any

branch should...

...focus only in painting

And taking into account your...

special interest in that area...

It'd be an experiment.

Are you saying that

I could run my own gallery?

Would you be interested?

I think I should think of it.

I'll think of it.

Good afternoon.

Hello Mauve!

How are you?

I've been painting.

I want you to see my work.

You're never at home when I go.

I won't be again for you.

While you are with that women

I'm not interested in your paintings.

Let's go, Maria.

How is your wife?

Does she know this?

I see you have brought your b*tch.

Are you crazy?

Do you have any idea about the...

- Yes, she is a prostitute.

I knew her pregnant and I love her.

I thought they didn't understand you

because you wanted to be an artist.

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Julian Mitchell

Charles Julian Humphrey Mitchell FRSL (born 1 May 1935) is an English playwright, screenwriter and occasional novelist. He is best known as the writer of the play and film Another Country, and as a screenwriter for TV, producing many original plays and series episodes, including at least ten for Inspector Morse. Mitchell was born in Epping, Essex, and educated at Winchester College, where he won the English Verse and Duncan Reading Prizes. He did his national service in submarines 1953-55 as a Sub Lt RNVR. He then went to Wadham College, Oxford and received a BA with first class honours in 1958. This was followed by a period as a Harkness Fellow in the USA (1959–61). He earned an M.A. in 1962 at St. Antony's College, Oxford. Since 1962 he has been a freelance writer. In the late 1960s, Mitchell co-wrote the teleplay Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) with Ray Davies of The Kinks. It was never produced, though it gave rise to the band's concept album. He recently recalled the aborted project: "Arthur had a most unhappy history. It was originally meant to be a ... sort of rock opera, and we got as far as casting (excellent director and actors) and finding locations and were about to go when the producer went to a production meeting without a proper budget, tried to flannel his way through it, was immediately sussed and the production pulled. I have never been able to forgive the man." Mitchell has written nine produced plays, including Another Country, which won the SWET (now Olivier) Award for best play of the year (1981), and After Aida (1985), a play-with-music about composer Giuseppe Verdi. Mitchell has screenplay credits for five feature films. The earliest was Arabesque (1966), which was directed by Stanley Donen. Another Country (1984) is based on Mitchell's own play, and directed by Marek Kanievska. Vincent & Theo (1990) is a biographical film about the famed painted Vincent van Gogh and his brother Theo, and was directed by Robert Altman. August (1996) was directed and starred Anthony Hopkins, and was adapted from Anton Chekhov's classic play Uncle Vanya. Wilde (1997) is based on the life of Oscar Wilde, and was directed by Brian Gilbert. In 2007 he wrote the BBC4 drama Consenting Adults about Sir John Wolfenden and his celebrated 1957 report. more…

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