Van Gogh

Van Gogh is a 1991 French biographical drama film written and directed by Maurice Pialat. It stars Jacques Dutronc in the role of Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, for which he won the 1992 César Award for Best Actor. Set in 1890, the film follows the last 67 days of Van Gogh's life and explores his relationships with his brother Theo, his physician Paul Gachet (most famous as the subject of Van Gogh's painting Portrait of Dr. Gachet), and the women in his life, including Gachet's daughter, Marguerite. The film was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival, and selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Jean-Luc Godard praised the film in a letter to Pialat, in which he wrote: "My dear Maurice, your film is astonishing, totally astonishing; far beyond the cinematic horizon covered up until now by our wretched gaze." Cast Jacques Dutronc as Vincent van Gogh Alexandra London as Marguerite (Gachet) Bernard Le Coq as Theo van Gogh Gérard Séty as Gachet Elsa Zylberstein as Cathy Corinne Bourdon as Jo Leslie Azzoulai as Adeline (as Leslie Azoulai) Jacques Vidal as Ravoux Lise Lamétrie as Madame Ravoux Chantal Barbarit as Madame Chevalier Claudine Ducret as Piano Teacher Frédéric Bonpart as La Mouche Maurice Coussonneau as Chaponval Didier Barbier as The Idiot Gilbert Pignol as Gilbert André Bernot as The Red Mound