

Drama · History
Overview
Famed but tormented artist Vincent van Gogh spends his final years in Arles, France, painting masterworks of the natural world that surrounds him.
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Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe
Vincent van Gogh
Willem Dafoe
Vincent van Gogh


Rupert Friend
Rupert Friend
Theo van Gogh
Rupert Friend
Theo van Gogh


Oscar Isaac
Oscar Isaac
Paul Gauguin
Oscar Isaac
Paul Gauguin


Mads Mikkelsen
Mads Mikkelsen
The Priest
Mads Mikkelsen
The Priest


Mathieu Amalric
Mathieu Amalric
Dr. Paul Gachet
Mathieu Amalric
Dr. Paul Gachet


Emmanuelle Seigner
Emmanuelle Seigner
Madame Ginoux
Emmanuelle Seigner
Madame Ginoux


Niels Arestrup
Niels Arestrup
Madman
Niels Arestrup
Madman


Anne Consigny
Anne Consigny
Teacher
Anne Consigny
Teacher


Amira Casar
Amira Casar
Johanna van Gogh-Bonger
Amira Casar
Johanna van Gogh-Bonger


Vincent Perez
Vincent Perez
The Director
Vincent Perez
The Director
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