Vincent Van Gogh, Why is the Artist Still an Enigma?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- The enigma of Vincent Van Gogh, 125 years after his death, is explored through an extraordinary contemporary play that was first written and performed by the late actor Leonard Nimoy in the 1970s, and brought to life by a talented French actor named Jean-Michel Richaud. The documentary team follows in Van Gogh's footsteps in the south of France, where he painted most of his masterpieces, in Belgium, where he was a preacher to coal miners, and in Holland, where he is born. Countless historians, including the Musée d'Orsay and the Van Gogh Museum, and others have been filmed discussing the master painter in an effort to dispel myths about this mysterious man who has almost always been cataloged as crazy artist. Van Gogh's legacy lives on as the film explores the world of street artists in Amsterdam and Los Angeles who, inspired by the great master, publicly recognize Van Gogh's genius. Among these renowned artists is NOWART, a Parisian street artist whom we filmed launching his own Van Gogh exhibition in Auvers-sur-Oise, the town where Vincent last lived. The play provides an invaluable service in framing the film, and its creator, Leonard Nimoy, helped narrate the play before his death. Leonard Nimoy was a renaissance man in every sense of the word, as a writer, actor, director, artist and, above all, as a humanist. We pay homage to this documentary in memory of this extraordinary man who was so interested in the life of Van Gogh and who took so much care to honor the legacy of this artist.
Director: Stéphane Gauger
Cast : Leonard Nimoy, Jean-Michel Richaud
The content of this video is powerful as well as sad just love Vincent Van Gogh thanks for the video great
Learned something new about Leonard Nimoy- am quite impressed that he wrote a play about Vincent and his brother Theo.
I watched the movie about van Gogh. I loved it and I really identified with the artist.
Turning the wood and precious.
Vincent van Gogh was a GREAT man.
The street artist has game...big game...
Being an evangelist is the best! I am one myself.
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It is bizarre they chose a French actor and not a Dutch actor. As Vincent and Theo were Dutch not French!!! And Vincent always was regarded a weird foreigner by the native French people when he was living in France. He never was one of them. Always an outsider from another country. And he spoke French with a strong Dutch accent. Also all of the letter fragments shown in this documentary are the ones written in French. Like all they did was talk and write French. While actually most of their letters were written in Dutch. And when the two brothers were together of course they spoke Dutch, their own native language.
When Vincent moved to Auvers he visited Theo and has wife and insisted on speaking French, wanting to stay fluent. The brothers argued with Theo wanting them to speak Dutch so Joanna could participate. Vincent, back in Arles, wrote an apology but tried to explain why he felt the need to speak French. And he was of course enamored by the French countryside
@@doloresmitchell2087 You missed the point. They should have gotten a Dutch actor not a French actor because Vincent was a Dutchman not a Frenchman. His native language was Dutch not French. During the few years Vincent lived in France het was regarded and treated like a weird foreigner by the local French people. He didnt adapt to their culture and (he kept dressing like a Dutch farmer) and he spoke French with an obvious and heavy Dutch accent. When Vincent first moved to Paris at his borthers he spoke a little French but very poorly and therefore wanted to keep speaking French as much as possible at that time to master the languageit a bit better and faster. He NEVER learned to speak French truly fluently and he always kept his Dutch accent. It was at the last moments of his life when Theo visited him as Vincent lay dying in his bed that the brothers had long conversations in their native Dutch. It would really not have made any sense if the brothers would choose to speak together in a language that was foreign to both of them instead of their native Dutch. Vincent told his brother he wanted to go back home (The Netherlands) shortly before he died.
The play was produced in Paris making it appropriate to have a French actor take the part. If shown in Amsterdam it would make sense to use a Dutch actor. So if produced in New York would it be more appropriate to have an English speaker or a Dutch speaker?
Personally I found the French actor very sensitive to the script based upon Theo’s letters. He deserves praise for his portrayal Do you appreciate him at all?
@@hansolo2121 So what was your opinion of Leonard Nimoy, a Russian Jew, playing Theo? I bet that really got to you, as well. It was just a production...an acting job...a play! How many people in France speak Dutch? If the play were performed in the Netherlands, perhaps they could find a good DUTCH actor to play the part of Theo. I just don't understand your frustration over it. I thought that the French actor did an EXCELLENT JOB...he even LOOKED like Theo and Vincent...much more so than Leonard Nimoy did. I loved the French version.
@@doloresmitchell2087 I thought that the French actor was magnificent! He even LOOKED like Theo and Vincent. It was more of a "stretch" of the imagination to picture Leonard Nimoy as Theo.
He’s an enigma because you couldn’t pay someone top dollar to spend their time around Vincent. He was so off putting. Yet his art was so stunning and unique & subjectively better than anyone else’s that it confuses people. How could such a “gross” human being create such beauty? .01% of real artists are recognized in their lifetime
Wonderful video. Poor Vincent. An amazingly talented but deeply troubled human being.
RIP Leonard 🙏
The genius Vincent Van Gogh
" lust for life" is worthy of viewing with Kirk Douglas playing Vincent, 1956 was the release date.
The album is great too...
It’s a good film
The citizens of Arles should have been flogged in public.
Guy sounds as cooked as I am. At least he has a talent though
This portrayal, and the plays contained within, is incredibly powerful. I'd seen an entire filmed production of Nimoy's Vincent, and it was amazing. I highly suggest it if you can find it. Vincent was a powerhouse in the ten years he was here working as an artist, churning out magnificent art. I hope he knows how much it means to the world, to see his paintings.
Vincent Van Gogh is one of my fav. Artist, i chosed him in Art School to present him - at the end of his Life, his paintings showed a descendent expression... He remains a Genius, - but he never will have the benefit of his high rated work, he died without fame....Thank you very much for this unique presentation of his Life 👍💘
The arguments with Gauguin over painting inspiration must have been fueled by alcohol. It seems childish and pointless getting in a heated debate and angry because you want to use real life scenery as reference imagery for your paintings, as opposed to doing it from memory or imagination.
Gauguin was demonic...not a very good friend for Vincent. I wish that Theo had not sent him as a roommate(though I know that he meant well). There is something very "fishy"(strange) about the ear-cutting event as well as the ALLEGED suicide(in my opinion). I think that those mean boys shot Vincent and that Gauguin may have cut off Vincent's ear in a fit of rage. As this video mentions...HOW and WHY would he have had a pistol?
@@ValerieGriner Its a valid point, but mentally ill people have shown that they can acquire weapons fairly easily. Especially back then, there were no restrictions on firearms or gun safes and whatnot. All it would take is that you knew someone, anyone, who had a gun and once you decided you wanted to use it you just simply go get it without them realizing it. Happens all the time, even in modern times.
@@preparedsurvivalist2245 i see your point. It seems like he would have made a cleaner shot to kill himself...like to the head, for example. Why suffer and drag yourself all the way home and up the stairs...if you intend to die? I guess we'll never know.
@@ValerieGriner Some suiciders aim for the chest. I had a relative who shot himself in the heart a hundred years ago. Its not unheard of. And then if the wound wasn't fatal, he had no choice but to do something with himself so of course he'll stumble back to wherever he can. I agree that there is some questionable things about the whole incident, however, keep in mind this man was in a mental hospital and ate and drank poison, so we can't discount the fact that he could've done self destructive things to himself that made absolutely no sense.
But leonard was another genious ,genious are rare crazies.i love both?
Bloody music
A melodramatic look at Vincent, I am surprised Stephen participated, I have his book on the collection he amassed with his partner Smith. Why not mention the fact that Vincent had worked at the same job in his Uncle Cents Galleries in the Netherlands Paris and London, Theo replaced Vincent. Gauguin was 5’3-4” Vincent was 5’6-7” both had syphilis incurable at the time.virtually all gun suicides are to the head, Theo died of end stage syphilis 5 months after Vincent.
I have been reading about Van Gogh and the more I read, the more I like and admire, not only his talent as an artist, but him as human being. Thanks for making this video available.
They should change the spelling to Van Go … then people wouldn’t sound so stupid.