Loving Vincent is an investigation delving into the life and controversial death of Vincent Van Gogh, one of the world's most beloved painters, as told through his paintings and by the characters that inhabit them. The intrigue unfolds through interviews with the characters closest to Vincent and through dramatic reconstructions of the events leading up to his death.
The film is produced by Breakthru Films and Trademark Films with a budget of 20 m USD with 2 m PLN financing from the Polish Film Institiute. The film also received support from CETA, Odra Film, Silver Reel, Cinema and Management Group, European Capital of Culture Wrocław 2016 and MEDIA.
The first fully painted feature film in the world was directed by Polish painter and director Kobiela and Hugh Welchman, an Oscar winner for BreakThru Film’s first major production, Peter and the Wolf. Loving Vincent is composed of over 100 Van Gogh paintings brought to life and fashioned into a story. The Polish Film Institute told FNE that the film was sold to territories including France, China, Italy, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Greece, Portugal, Japan, Thailand, Colombia, India, Russia and Brazil.
Production information:
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Credits:
Directed by Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman
Produced by Sean Bobbitt, Ivan Mactaggart
Cast: Douglas Booth, Robert Gulaczyk, Eleanor Tomlinson, Jerome Flynn, Saoirse Ronan, Chris O'Dowd, John Sessions
