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A Review of the Movie Loving Vincent@agmoore9d

A central question in the film, Loving Vincent is, did Vincent van Gogh kill himself? However, the mystery of van Gogh's death is not the heart of the movie. The character who serves as the antagonist in this film investigates a larger issues. He strives to discover the essence of van Gogh, to plumb the depths of this artist's despair and to understand the peculiar man who left behind a legacy of extraordinary art.

Most of us know the broad outlines of Vincent van Gogh's life. He notoriously cut off his ear (or at least part of it), and was conspicuously mentally ill. We also are likely familiar with his most famous paintings.

_{*Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh, 1889, MOMA, [public domain](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vincent_van_Gogh_Starry_Night.jpg).*}

Although his career as an artist lasted 10 years, it was in the last few years that van Gogh produced his most recognized masterpieces. He was astonishingly prolific. He left as his legacy 900 paintings and 1100 drawings. The drawings were largely done in the early years, before he transitioned to painting.

Vincent_van_Gogh_-Self-Portrait-Google_Art_Project(454045).jpg _{Self Portrait, van Gogh, 1887, Art Institute of Chicago, public domain}

If you are a fan of van Gogh's art, and have ever wondered about the man who created these magnificent paintings, then you should watch this movie. It is essentially a 94-minute, animated canvas that has been painted to evoke his vibrant art style.

In order to describe the unusual technique employed by the filmmakers I'll quote from their website, Loving Vincent:

We shot the film with actors, and literally painted over it frame by frame. This is a very laborious and time-consuming process

These painted frames were then animated using a process called rotoscoping. The result is spectacular.

Here is what the result looks like in the film's official trailer:

The filmmakers hired 125 artists from all over the world to paint the frames. These artists were trained in the characteristic style of van Gogh. The approximately 1,000 canvases comprise the movie, which is the first painted feature film.

We are offered the story of this artist's life through the eyes of an unsympathetic character, Armand Roulin. As is true for most of the characters in the film, Armand is drawn from life, literally. Here is a portrait of Armand, as painted by van Gogh in 1888.

Vincent_van_Gogh_-Portrait_d'Armand_Roulin(1888).jpg _{Portrait of Armand Roulin, van Gogh 1888, Museum Folkwang, public domain}

While Armand Roulin was an actual, living person, drawn from real events in van Gogh's life, his actions in this film are fictional. He is sent on a mission by his father (in the film) to deliver a letter a deceased Vincent had addressed to his brother, Theo van Gogh. At the time the journey begins, Armand discovers that Theo has also died.

Armand is not happy about fulfilling his father's request, so he reluctantly begins to search for someone who can deliver this letter to Theo's widow. This search becomes the device through which the filmmakers explore the last days of Vincent's life.

Eventually, Armand warms to the story of van Gogh. He is told this artist has committed suicide, but he questions that judgement.

_{*Armand's father, Joseph Roulin: van Gogh, 1889, Kröller-Müller Museum, [public domain](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_the_Postman_Joseph_Roulin_(1889)_van_Gogh_Kroller.jpg). Note the word on Joseph's hat. He was the local postmaster. Van Gogh wrote his brother daily and so became close with the postmaster and his family.*}

Armand Roulin is an excellent agent to carry the plot of the movie forward. His father has to persuade him to take on the chore of delivering the letter, so he is antagonistic to van Gogh's life story. As he asks questions of those he meets he is gradually persuaded that van Gogh had a worthy life.

Much of his inquiry centers around van Gogh's reported suicide. He, and others, do not accept this self extinction as a fact. There were no witnesses to the act, which was a gunshot to the abdomen, so there is no way to be certain how this shot was delivered. However, Vincent lingered for two days after the event and asserted that no one else was to blame.

Visually, also, Armand is an excellent agent to carry the plot forward. His bright yellow coat distinguishes him in a crowd, or in a fight. Armand fights a lot. And he drinks a lot.

While the film is painted mostly in brilliant colors, there are segments that are painted in black and white. These black and white scenes help us to distinguish current episodes from past episodes.

One fascinating part of the film is that we are casually introduced to Vincent's art contemporaries. As he sits in a Paris café, we see a small bearded man with glasses--Toulouse Lautrec. These two artists were friends. Lautrec painted a highly-regarded picture of Vincent while they were in a café.

_{Vincent van Gogh, by Toulouse Lautrec, 1887, Van Gogh Museum. public domain.}

We also have a scene (in black and white) where van Gogh and Paul Gauguin are fighting. These two artists had a tumultuous relationship which ended with the episode of van Gogh's self mutilation (ear incident).

This is an inspired film about a tragic life. From that tragedy great art was realized. There is no question that Vincent van Gogh was mentally ill. He was tortured by his illness. He was also tortured by life and by the people around him. In his father's eyes he was a failure. To the public he was a joke, a nuisance.

What was the source of his illness? The film does not tell us. He was certainly an alcoholic. He was certainly odd. His brother, Theo, suffered from syphilis. Was Vincent's mental illness a symptom of tertiary syphilis?

As azircon (who wrote the blog that prompted me to watch this movie) wrote, "Here is a penniless man in this tiny spartan apartment, but there are six original oil painting hanging in his wall, each worth at a minimum $10M..."

If life, and people, had been kinder to Vincent, would he have been able to handle his mental illness? If he hadn't been mentally ill, would he still have had the vision that produced his very remarkable work? One has to wonder.

A word about the actors. Through all that paint they are quite recognizable, and excellent. The budget for the film was a scant $5.5M, so it's not likely the actors brought home fat paychecks.

I hope my description of this movie and my display of Vincent van Gogh's beautiful art inspires readers to view the film. I watched it on YouTube. Here is a link to that site:

Just click on the YouTube link and it will play.

Thank you for reading my blog.

Peace and health to all.

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›[Esp-Eng] Movie Review: Loving Vincent (2017)@aletoalonewolf947d

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Loving Vincent es una película que rinde homenaje a la vida y obra del pintor Vincent van Gogh, recreando sus cuadros y su estilo en una animación única y original. La película es un logro técnico impresionante, ya que cada uno de los 65.000 fotogramas es una pintura al óleo realizada a mano por más de 100 artistas, inspirándose en las obras de Van Gogh. El resultado es una experiencia visual que sumerge al espectador en el mundo del pintor, con sus colores, formas y pinceladas características. La película también utiliza el blanco y negro para representar las escenas del pasado, basadas en fotografías y documentos históricos. es también un homenaje emocional a la figura de Van Gogh, que sufrió de problemas mentales, soledad y rechazo durante su vida, y que solo fue reconocido después de su muerte.

Loving Vincent is a film that pays tribute to the life and work of the painter Vincent van Gogh, recreating his paintings and style in a unique and original animation. The film is an impressive technical achievement, as each of the 65,000 frames is an oil painting handmade by more than 100 artists, inspired by Van Gogh's works. The result is a visual experience that immerses the viewer in the painter's world, with its characteristic colors, shapes and brushstrokes. The film also uses black and white to depict scenes from the past, based on photographs and historical documents. It is also an emotional tribute to the figure of Van Gogh, who suffered from mental problems, loneliness and rejection during his lifetime, and was only recognized after his death.

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La película narra la investigación que realiza Armand Roulin, hijo del cartero que era amigo de Van Gogh, para entregar la última carta que el artista escribió a su hermano Theo antes de morir. En su viaje, Armand conoce a diferentes personas que le cuentan sus recuerdos y opiniones sobre el pintor, y se enfrenta al misterio de su muerte, que algunos consideran un suicidio y otros un asesinato.

*The film narrates the investigation carried out by Armand Roulin, son of the letter carrier who was a friend of Van Gogh, to deliver the last letter that the artist wrote to his brother Theo before his death. On his journey, Armand meets different people who tell him their memories and opinions about the painter, and is confronted with the mystery of his death, which some consider a suicide and others a murder.

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La película es un logro técnico impresionante, ya que cada uno de los 65.000 fotogramas es una pintura al óleo realizada a mano por más de 100 artistas, inspirándose en las obras de Van Gogh. El resultado es una experiencia visual que sumerge al espectador en el mundo del pintor, con sus colores, formas y pinceladas características. La película también utiliza el blanco y negro para representar las escenas del pasado, basadas en fotografías y documentos históricos. Mostrando los diferentes aspectos de su personalidad, su pasión por el arte, su relación con su hermano, su amistad con otros pintores, su amor por la naturaleza, su fe religiosa, su sufrimiento y su esperanza. La película no pretende dar una respuesta definitiva sobre las causas de su muerte, sino que deja al espectador la libertad de interpretar las evidencias y los testimonios que se presentan.

La película se realizó de esa manera porque los directores querían rendir homenaje a la vida y obra de Vincent van Gogh, recreando sus cuadros y su estilo en una animación única y original. Según Hugh Welchman, codirector de la película, la idea de su esposa Dorota Kobiela era “volver a la pintura, pero a la vez quedarse en el cine” y “contar la historia de Van Gogh mediante las pinturas hechas por él”. Además, los directores querían transmitir la emoción de los personajes reales que Van Gogh pintó, por lo que utilizaron la técnica de la rotoscopia, que consiste en trazar sobre las imágenes reales para crear una animación. La película fue un desafío técnico y artístico, que requirió de mucho tiempo, dinero y talento, pero que logró un resultado impresionante y novedoso, que nunca se había visto antes en el cine.

El primer paso fue grabar a los actores que interpretaron a los personajes de la historia, usando una técnica llamada rotoscopia, que consiste en trazar sobre las imágenes reales para crear una animación. Luego, se seleccionaron 125 cuadros de Van Gogh que sirvieron de inspiración para las escenas de la película. Cada cuadro se dividió en 12 partes, y cada parte se asignó a un artista diferente.

The film is an impressive technical achievement, as each of the 65,000 frames is an oil painting handmade by more than 100 artists, inspired by Van Gogh's works. The result is a visual experience that immerses the viewer in the painter's world, with its characteristic colors, shapes and brushstrokes. The film also uses black and white to depict scenes from the past, based on photographs and historical documents. It shows the different aspects of his personality, his passion for art, his relationship with his brother, his friendship with other painters, his love for nature, his religious faith, his suffering and his hope. The film does not intend to give a definitive answer about the causes of his death, but leaves the viewer free to interpret the evidence and testimonies presented.

The film was made in this way because the directors wanted to pay tribute to the life and work of Vincent van Gogh, recreating his paintings and style in a unique and original animation. According to Hugh Welchman, co-director of the film, his wife Dorota Kobiela's idea was to "go back to painting, but at the same time stay in film" and "tell the story of Van Gogh through the paintings he made. " In addition, the directors wanted to convey the emotion of the real characters Van Gogh painted, so they used the technique of rotoscoping, which consists of tracing over the real images to create an animated animation.In addition, the directors wanted to convey the emotion of the real characters that Van Gogh painted, so they used the technique of rotoscoping, which consists of tracing over real images to create an animation. The film was a technical and artistic challenge, which required a lot of time, money and talent, but achieved an impressive and innovative result, which had never been seen before in cinema.

The first step was to record the actors who played the characters in the story, using a technique called rotoscoping, which consists of tracing over real images to create an animation. Then, 125 paintings by Van Gogh were selected to serve as inspiration for the scenes in the film. Each painting was divided into 12 parts, and each part was assigned to a different artist.

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Loving Vincent es una película que merece ser vista por su belleza artística y su sensibilidad humana, que honra la memoria de uno de los grandes genios de la pintura. La película es una obra de arte en sí misma, que combina la innovación y la tradición, y que demuestra el poder del cine para transmitir emociones y mensajes universales. Hay momentos en los que se hace un poco enrevesada la historia, pues hay que manejar ciertos referente para comprender todo, pero su acierto de pintura al oleo como recurso de animación fue definitivamente el mejor acierto, se nota el trabajo duro y cariño de todos y cada uno de los animadores, aunque la historia tenga algunas debilidades (mayormente al final) eso no afecta con respecto a la buena experiencia que genera la película, por eso yo le doy un 8.6. La película está recomendada mayormente a pintores o amantes del arte, los cinefilos también la amarán por su animación tan particular. Ojalá se realice alguna otra película manera. Sin más que agregar, me despido :).

Loving Vincent is a film that deserves to be seen for its artistic beauty and human sensitivity, honoring the memory of one of the great geniuses of painting. The film is a work of art in itself, combining innovation and tradition, and demonstrating the power of cinema to convey universal emotions and messages. There are moments in which the story becomes a bit convoluted, because you have to handle certain references to understand everything, but its success of oil painting as an animation resource was definitely the best success, you can see the hard work and affection of each and every one of the animators, although the story has some weaknesses (mostly at the end) that does not affect the good experience that generates the film, so I give it a 8.6. The film is recommended mostly to painters or art lovers, cinephiles will also love it for its very particular animation. Hopefully another film will be made in this way. Without further ado, I bid you farewell :).

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https://cinesinfronteras.com/2017/11/06/resena-loving-vincent-cartas-de-van-gogh/

https://www.elespanol.com/series/cine/20180109/fotogramas-artistas-primera-pelicula-pintada-oleo/275723191_0.html

https://www.laprensani.com/2018/03/11/suplemento/la-prensa-domingo/2388790-critica-de-cine-cartas-a-van-gogh

https://www.univision.com/entretenimiento/cine-y-series/esta-pelicula-sobre-van-gogh-es-el-thriller-de-suspenso-que-nadie-esperaba

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›Loving Vincent. Del tormento a una obra de arte.@anderson692341d
"Es mejor morir de pasión que morir de aburrimiento".

Vincent Van Gogh
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Saludos amigos de Steemit.

Seguro como la mayoría de los integrantes de esta plataforma, somos amantes del arte, de la belleza en general; es por eso que me gusta seguir muchas paginas referente a estos temas culturales y artísticos. En uno de estas paginas vi una bella breve animación digital hecha con las pinturas de Vincent Van Gogh en movimiento. Al ver este tipo de manifestaciones artísticas me gusta descargarlo para poder compartirlo en mis diferentes redes sociales y hurgando más en la animación que hacen de las obras de Vincent pude informarme que esas imágenes correspondían a un trailer de una película europea referente al artista llamada Loving Vincent. Razón por la cual ahora les presento este post.
Loving Vincent o Cartas de Van Gogh para Latinoamérica, es una película polaca británica estrenada en el año del 2017. Fue escrita y dirigida por la pareja Dorota Kobiela y Hugh Welchman en la cual desarrollaron la película con puro fotogramas de pinturas de Vincent y usando a más de 165 profesionales expertos en las obras que recrearon cada uno de los 65 mil fotogramas al estilo de pintura del atormentado artista. Ganadora de los premios al cine europeo a mejor animación, de igual manera fue nominado al Oscar y al Globo de Oro en la misma categoría.
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Sinopsis.

Tras la muerte de Vincent Van Gogh, el cartero Roulin le pide a su hijo Armand Roulin que entregue personalmente la ultima carta de Van Gogh a su hermano, Theo Van Gogh. Armand a pesar de que no veía con muy buenos ojos a Van Gogh acepta a regaña dientes solo por el afecto que le tiene a su padre; pues su padre fue un buen amigo del artista incluso contándole este que se sentía calmado y reconfortado una semana antes del suicidio y por esta razón le queda dudas si la muerte fue a causa de un suicidio.
Armand en su recorrido se entera que Theo no soporto la muerte de su hermano y su enfermedad se lo llevó unas semanas después. Sin embargo, surge la información de que el medico y amigo de Vincent el Dr. Gachet, conoce el paradero de la viuda de Theo y puede entregar así la carta al ultimo familiar que quedaba del artista.
De esta manera, Armand decide continuar el viaje en busca del Dr. Gachet y viaja a Auvers-sur-Oise; aquí se encontrará con que el medico se encuentra de viaje y decide esperarlo, aprovechando que ese es el lugar donde murió Van Gogh decide indagar por su propia cuenta las causas del suicidio y posterior muerte, aquí descubrirá hechos que desconocía y cambiará definitivamente su manera de pensar sobre el artista atormentado.
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Cartas a Van Gogh es el primer largometraje totalmente pintado al oleo y combina el arte con una temática del cine de investigación al estilo detectivesco, que aunque no es un portento cinematograficamente en su trama, la genialidad de las pinturas y el estilo visual nos hace olvidar lo antes mencionado, pues prácticamente nos muestra como el artista concebía el mundo para sí.
La verdad ver esta película y profundizar en la historia de Vincent, su padecimiento, sus demonios, sus tomentos y su culmen en un suicidio; me hizo recordar a un escritor peruano llamado José María Arguedas el cual, aunque de manera diferente, pero con un igual tormento dentro de sí, sello su historia con un disparo en la cabeza, muriendo 5 días después.
Finalmente, tantas cosas que decir y apreciar de este artista, tormentos y demonios que hasta los mas grandes padecen. Nadie se escapa de tales azotes de la vida, lo que nos queda a cada uno es la manera en que las circunstancias y posibilidades nos dejan para tomar las decisiones finales; no somos quién para ponernos a juzgar, tan solo nos queda afrontar. Sin más me despido, esperando sus comentarios sobre este genial personaje.
Saludos y gracias.

anderzerimar

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›Crítica by uno de Huesca sobre Loving Vincent@ivan-perez-anies2946d
[Fuente](http://www.chilango.com/cine/loving-vincent-van-gogh/)

En este post no hay cabida para mis habituales chorradas... este post va sobre arte y esta película es lo mejor sobre esta temática que he podido ver en mucho tiempo. Dejo aquí un enlace a la Wikipedia para que sepáis un poco mas sobre esta increible aventura cinematográfica con un trabajo impresionante.

Estamos ante una película cuyos fotogramas han sido pintados a mano uno a uno imitando la tecnica de Van Gogh, una pequeña muestra...

Un placer para los sentidos de todos aquellos que disfrutéis, aunque sea un poquito, con el arte de la pintura y el dibujo, imprescindible para los incondicionales de lo diferente y lo innovador.
[Fuente](https://www.vuenosairez.com/ar/ciudad-aut%C3%B3noma-de-buenos-aires/agenda/loving-vincent/180311)

Aquí abajo dejo un retrato mio... para cuando me hagáis una película xD

Este a lapiceros virtuales
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Y este cubista/esférico con acrílicos virtuales

@txatxy / @talentclub
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›Loving Vincent: Una película hecha con sentimiento@ikeror3049d
Una película diferente

Yo busco mucho en el arte (principalmente en el cine), proyectos arriesgados que intenten de algún modo ser innovadores, destacarse en el arte no solo por ser "buenos", si no también por ser "diferentes". Claro que eso funciona más si detrás de todo hay un sentimiento, un interés real en hacerlo de esa manera. Loving Vincent es para mí el mejor ejemplo de ello.

¿Qué tiene Loving Vincent en particular?

Loving Vincent es un largometraje animado de drama/misterio que nos habla sobre la muerte del pintor Vincent Van Gogh, pero no es como cualquier otra película animada, ésta no fue animada por computadora (como la mayoría de las animaciones en la actualidad) ni por los métodos de siempre, Loving Vincent fue filmada en su totalidad usando pinturas al óleo.

¿Cómo fue realizada?

Primero filmaban a los actores haciendo sus interpretaciones y luego pintaban cada fotograma en lienzo con pintura al óleo. El guión fue inspirado en las pinturas de Van Gogh, teniendo múltiples referencias a éstas en las escenas, buscaban ser lo más fieles posible a sus cuadros.

Cuando un cuadro estaba listo, con éste se hacía un fotograma, posteriormente, se modificaba el cuadro para el siguiente fotograma, se llevaba a cabo este proceso hasta conseguir toda la toma deseada. La película tiene en total más de 65.000 fotogramas, y cerca de 1.000 tomas.

125 pintores de todo el mundo fueron los encargados de llevar las imágenes al lienzo, a los cuales se les dio una previa clase de animación. Éstos fueron elegidos entre unos 5.000 artistas que mostraron interés tras ser publicado el "Trailer de reclutamiento".

¿Por qué con pintura al óleo y no "en computadora"?

Dorota Kobiela, directora de cine y antigua pintora, quería hacer dos cosas al hacer esta película: 1) Contar los misterios tras la muerte de Vincent Van Gogh, tema que le pareció impresionante y quería mostrar de alguna forma en el cine. 2) Juntar sus dos grandes pasiones, dirigiendo una película que estuviera bien enlazada con la pintura. Posteriormente conoció a Hugh Welchman y juntos le dieron forma al proyecto.

Aunque la opción más fácil era realizar la película por computadora, Kobiela y Welchman estaban decididos a hacerla con pinturas.

The reason we made the film is not because we want to be the first, or that we want to set any records, it is because we believe that you cannot truly tell Vincent’s story without his paintings, so we needed to bring his paintings to life. - Texto en el sitio web oficial de la película

Que en español sería...

La razón por la que hicimos esta película no era porque queríamos ser los primeros, o porque quisiéramos romper algún record, fue porque creemos que no se puede contar realmente la historia de Vincent sin sus pinturas, necesitábamos traer sus pinturas a la vida. - Texto traducido por mí

Resultado

Una película visualmente hermosa y con una trama bastante interesante que realmente te lleva a ponerte en los pies del protagonista en su búsqueda por entender la muerte de Vincent Van Gogh

Está nominada al Oscar a Mejor Película Animada y aunque su competencia es bastante fuerte (Coco de Disney Pixar también está nominada), tengo el deseo de que la película resulte ganadora, por el amor que le pusieron Kobiela y Welchman al proyecto.

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Póster de Loving Vincent

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Wikipedia Sitio Web Oficial de Loving Vincent Trailer subtitulado subido por Karma Films Todas las imágenes y fotos de referencia fueron sacadas de IMDb

Espero que les haya gustado el post ¡no dudes en dejar cualquier comentario que quieras dejar!

- @ikeror
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›Loving Vincent - Movie Review@coldsteem3174d

Loving Vincent is a niche film. It is a love letter to the founder of modern art. It is brilliant. Now, the critics see this film through a different lens. The critics seem to place it between average and bad. While popular opinion places the film in the 8 range (or above). Lots of films experience this dichotomy of opinion. I think film critics get lost in their own elitist ideas on "art" and forget the joy people get from the magic of cinema. That said, this is probably the best film I have seen this year that won't get an Oscar. But awards tend to be self-celebratory. Hollywood's opportunity to pat itself on the back. Awards are not the measure of a film. So I will share my impressions of this amazing film.

Loving Vincent is the first feature film to be entirely constructed of oil paintings. Not an easy feat. To create a seamless experience using painted media is nearly impossible. When you employ 125 artists to create the effect, you are also going to experience a diverse set of interpretations of VanGogh's work. I enjoyed this film on two levels. First, as its own work of art. Second, as a story. The art elevates this film drastically. Because art is subjective, I found I enjoyed certain artists more than others. I have no idea who the artists were, but you could distinguish the scenes based on the interpretation of VanGogh by different artists. The style of VanGogh was consistent throughout the film, but the interpretations still fluctuated within that style of painting.

The story is presented as an investigation of sorts, which take place a year after VanGogh's death. The son of a postmaster who was close friends with the VanGogh's has a letter that VanGogh wrote to his brother shortly before his death. In attempting to deliver the letter, the Postmaster's son learns about VanGogh through short vignettes as related by people who knew the artist. Little by little, the pieces of VanGogh's life are woven together through memories shared by friends and acquaintances. With cinematic flair, the flashbacks are portrayed as black and white, but painted as the rest of the film. The story weaves known facts about VanGogh with a bit of artistic license to create a bit of depth. The story itself was slow at times, but I was mesmerized by the artistic styles and didn't much mind the pacing. It was satisfying enough just to watch.

The artists also captured the actors who portrayed the voices with enough clarity that I recognized many of them on sight. Chris O'Dowd as the Postmaster, Jerome Flynn as Doctor Gachet and Helen McCrory as Louise. There were a few other names, like Saoirse Ronan that rounded out an impressive cast. The dialogue was a bit muted, but the actors did a good job with their lines. It was interesting to see these actors rendered in oils with an eerie life breathed into it. The artists accepted the challenge to add difficult elements like water, mirrors and even reflected glass to the imagery. It was handled deftly. I was often in awe at the effects achieved with paint and motion. I didn't like all of the artists equally, but it was all amazing to watch.

Loving Vincent is an interesting combination of cinema and art. It would have been easy for an undertaking like this to have become pretentious. But the balance was effective to me. I enjoyed the visual qualities of the film apart from the story itself. The story was not bad at all. Not exceptional, but elevated by the art. While art is subjective, I found myself immersed in some of the imagery. It gave me an appreciation for oils that one simply cannot get from a still painting. The effects were carefully crafted to take advantage of motion pictures creating some delightful eye candy. I really enjoyed this film more than its individual parts. It's a love letter. It's art. It's a story. Together, it was a unique, interesting and engaging film. This film may not win any awards. The critics don't seem to love it. But audiences are giving it far more love than the critics. I am with the popular vote on this one. 9/10. Catch it at the theater if you can.

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Una película diferente

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¿Por qué con pintura al óleo y no "en computadora"?

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