Blog: The Sly Oyster

The combination of Vincent Van Gogh and IMAX might prove irresistable . Like so many giant screen films, "Van Gogh" feels the need to enhance its visuals with a prosaic story line. In this case, it takes the form of concentrating on figures like Peter Knapp, who conceived the idea for the film, and a fictional museum researcher (played by French actress Helen Seuzaret) delving into Van Gogh's numerous letters. More problematically, Marie Sellier's screenplay includes numerous observations by "Van Gogh" himself, who comments on the proceedings in, considering [...]