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Van Gogh: Painted with Words

2010 · 80 min

An intimate, letter-driven portrait that feels like eavesdropping on a brilliant, aching mind, more literary than cinematic.

Directed by: Andrew Hutton
Genres: Drama, Documentary
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Jamie Parker, Aidan McArdle

Overview: A drama-documentary presented by Alan Yentob, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role. Every word spoken by the actors in this film is sourced from the letters that Van Gogh sent to his younger brother Theo, and of those around him. What emerges is a complex portrait of a sophisticated, civilised and yet tormented man.

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Directed by: Andrew Hutton
Genres: Drama, Documentary
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Jamie Parker, Aidan McArdle

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
isolation
madness
family
identity
Places: countryside
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, documentary
Directed by: Andrew Hutton
Written by: Theo van Gogh, Vincent van Gogh
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Jamie Parker, Aidan McArdle, Christopher Good, Rowena Cooper, Daniel Weyman, Ferdinand Kingsley, David Baron
Runtime: 80 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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