Vincent and Theo (1990)
Average Rating: 7.5/10
Reviews Counted: 24
Fresh: 21 | Rotten: 3
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Average Rating: 7.4/10
Critic Reviews: 10
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 0
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The relationship between the obsessive, brilliant painter Vincent Van Gogh and his more practical brother Theo is at the center of director Robert Altman's well-received biography, originally produced as a miniseries for European television. Now universally acknowledged as masterpieces, Vincent Van Gogh's works were ignored in his lifetime, despite the best efforts of Theo, a struggling gallery owner. When he fails to make a profit from his brother's work, Theo finds himself torn between art and
Nov 2, 1990 Limited
Aug 23, 2005
Hemdale Film Corporation
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Cast
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Tim Roth
Vincent van Gogh -
Paul Rhys
Theodore van Gogh -
Jip Wijngaarden
Sien Hoornik -
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Johanna ter Steege
Jo Bonger -
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Dr. Paul Gachet -
Vladimir Yordanoff
Paul Gauguin -
Anne Canovas
Marie -
Bernadette Giraud
Marguerite Gachet -
Adrian Brine
Uncle Cent -
Jean-François Perrie...
Dr. Paul Gachet -
Vincent Vallier
Rene Valadon -
Hans Kesting
Andries Bonger -
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All Critics (24) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (3) | DVD (8)
This was Altman's most watchable theatrical feature in about a decade, and the actors always keep you guessing.
Top CriticThis masterwork operates in the intimate, thoughtful vein of the great BBC bios of artistic figures.
[A] film that generates the feeling that we are in the presence of a man in the act of creation.
Nowhere does Altman sermonise about the artist's greatness; his achievement is allowed to speak for itself. If only more film-makers had such confidence and integrity.
The enjoyment in Vincent and Theo comes more from the director's attention to art history than from his ability to interpret it anew.
An Altman masterpiece.
Shows us the artist's greatness by allowing it to be self-apparent without lecturing us.
In nearly two and a half hours you expect more.
An absorbing, disturbing study.
a humanistic exposition akin to Surviving Picasso and Pollock
Contains just the right mix of drama, visual richness and psychological nuance.
Altman tackles the monumental story of Vincent van Gogh and his brother Theo and, for the most part, comes up a winner.
Altman's palette is neatly matched to Vincent's, and there's a refreshing depth and complexity to the visuals.
Brilliant performances, great use of color.
There is something about the life of van Gogh that has inspired Altman to do his best work in some years.
There is an odd disjointed quality to the script.
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[font=Century Gothic]"Vincent and Theo" is a biopic that aims to focus on the relationship between Vincent and Theo van Gogh but there is too little of that in the film.(What there is, is similar to that of a banker to a customer.) This approach puts too much emphasis on the none-too-interesting personal life of Theo. However, Tim Roth does give a great performance as the troubled painter but it is unsettling having the leads played by two British actors while most of the supporting characters are played by Dutch and French actors.[/font]
[font=Century Gothic]The movie also seeks to take a more authentic approach to the life of Vincent van Gogh than previous movies might have.(I saw "Lust for Life" but too long ago to really comment on it.) In this movie, van Gogh is a painter who goes against the fashion of the day and takes more interest in real life than in still life.(For example, he paints Sien squatting over a chamber pot.) But it does not go far enough and simply comes off as stodgy.[/font]