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Van Gogh: Painted with Words

Van Gogh: Painted with Words

7.3(56 votes)
2010
1h 20m
DramaDocumentary

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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Production

Companies:
BBC
BBC Scotland

Languages

Original:en
Spoken:
English

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