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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780767007290
Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 0767007298
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Release Date: June 30, 1998
Running Time: 50 minutes
Sales Rank: 7088
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1998
Editorial Review:
Description:
' He created some of the most treasured paintings in history. But in his own lifetime, he was shunned by the artistic community and his works were virtually ignored.BIOGRAPHY presents a comprehensive look at a life of passion, genius and determination that is often overshadowed by one tormented act. Get the real, complete story of why the painter cut off his own ear, but also explore the rest of his remarkable life, including his complicated relationships with women and his long partnership with his brother Theo. Take an up-close look at his greatest masterpieces, and examine their importance and influence with world-famous scholars. Cliff Edwards, author of Van Gogh & God offers insight into the powerful obsessions that tormented him, and how his struggles as an artist affected his personal life. BIOGRAPHY presents a riveting profile of a life colored by passion and obsession, defined by a desperate act, and marked by genius the story of Vincent Van Gogh.'
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Van Gogh is interesting, but the film was a little dry
This documentary had its strong and week points. Too avoid a negative aftertaste (some say I'm too critically), I'll start with the criticism and end on the strong points. First, I thought that the movei was a little dry. It simply trucked through Van Gogh's life, telling it bit by bit, rather than really fleshing out his story. Nowhere was there any scholars discussing certain points of his life. It was a direct narration as if reading a book, perhaps too straightforward for my taste. Also, ... Read More
Rating:  - Excellent coverage of one of the world's great artists
Vincent Van Gogh's work is some of the most sought after of any artist. Such a tragic life, for someone who gave so much, to experience so much pain. The pain and the beauty were intimately linked. As is the case with many who reach a level of artistic genius, the "opposites" the yin and yang are vital components of their work. The force behind the creative genius, what shaped his work, presented chronologically, is what this DVD does exceptionally well. It covers the loving Vincent, the highly emotional, ... Read More
Rating: - Thorough introduction
This video is a great way to learn the basic facts about Vincent Van Gogh. It covers, rather quickly, his brief life and the tribulations he experienced.
It does attempt to lay blame for his life at his parents' feet. I do not subscribe to that pop psychology, but fortunately that is only a brief part at the beginning.
Aside from that it is a very well crafted documentary. It is not an "in your face" show as so many stations are apt to put together to make it more "entertaining." ... Read More
Rating: - California State University Professor Talks to A&E
California State University Fullerton's Professor Patricia Craig, gave an eight hour lecture and informational session to the Arts and Entertainment for the award winning Biography series to sum up into this 2 hour video. Her interest brought new ideas and makes alive the story of an already vibrant history of a late-blooming Dutch born painter destined to take Paris by storm. Vincent Van Gogh's paintings are sold at Christie's Auction house at the highest value in the world's history of famous painting ... Read More
Rating: - Concise and to the point!
I think this video gives lots of information, without being boring. The A&E's series is always good and I highly recommend this Van Gogh video if you want a good introduction to the life of one of the greatest artists in history!
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