Van Gogh - Painted With Words (Starring Benedict Cumberbatch) [DVD] [2019]

Yellow,blue orange & red contrasts seen & felt in a pictoresque narration of lettered dialogue scripted to perfection in 52 minutes of an artistic masterwork.Short ,but an innovative worts an'all biographic to an artist extraordinaire.

Beautifully shot and put together, telling Van Gogh's story in his own words, from his letters to his brother, this is a sympathetic if not loving, study of the artist and his work. It is not deep or academic, but it is very real, very human, Tight story telling and psychologically insightful, you will indeed remember what you learn from this documentary. Benedict Cumberbatch is excellent is this, as to do such short scenes and alone is really hard and technically demanding. Lovely and haunting

An absolutely beautiful film, made very moving by the use of the letters between Vincent and his brother. This was a television production some time back and the first time I was aware of Benedict Cumberbatch. He gives a sensitive and convincing performance. You don't even have to be a fan of the art to appreciate this film.

This "docudrama" has a very interesting and unusual format. (Is that the word I want?) It takes a bit of getting used to. It's narrated as a documentary but has dramatised scenes where all the lines are words that were written by Van Gogh in the form of letters. Benedict (and the other actors) delivers them as a form of monologue to the screen, sort of as if you are the recipient of the letters/dialogue/monologue. I could liken it, in some ways, to a form of video diary. Definitely worth a watch. I didn't see it on tv so I can't comment on the "missing scenes" that others have mentioned. Dvd arrived 2 days after ordering (1 day before expected delivery date given.) Dvd was in perfect condition.

For those who admire Benedict Cumberbatch together with the art work of Van Gogh this dvd a must. Despite "it's" short running time this dvd fully encapsulates Van Gogh's troubled life. After viewing his art work in person recently I found the program thoroughly amazing. Benedict's portrayal of Van Gogh was equally brilliant. For art historians or movie buffs...enjoy

One of the best films I have in my collection. Insightful and beautifully portrayed, I love the fact that the dialogue is taken from Vincent's actual letters to his brother. It has helped me appreciate this artist more than I already did. Well worth watching.

I love Van Goghand it was great to know more about him. Will done.

I am so disappointed that large amounts of the original programme have been omitted from this DVD.It was a wonderful experience to watch the programme when shown in BBC so the issue of this highly shortened DVD leaves a bad taste in the mouth.DO NOT BUY!!!

I LOVE how they produced this documentary - using the actual letters written by Van Gogh and his family & friends (what few he had...) His is a tragic story for sure, but what amazing art he created! It's my favorite performance by Benedict so far.Keep in mind that this dvd only comes in Region 2. You'll need a dvd player that can play other Regions if you are here in the States.

Please note that this dvd is region 2. It won't play in a regular dvd nor blu-ray player in North America. Unfortunately for me, this information was added to the description after it arrived and I pointed out the error to the seller.

Che Benedict Cumberbatch sia un grande attore non è una novità. In questo splendido film-documentario si confronta con un personaggio difficile, che può scadere facilmente far cadere un attore nel melodrammatico. Cumberbatch invece mette in luce la fragilità e la grandezza di questo artista, il suo sguardo che oscilla tra lucidità e delirio, il suo amore disperato per la vita e per la bellezza, che ha saputo così bene catturare nei suoi quadri.

Lindo trabajo de Benedict Cumberbatch, linda produccíon! Una película hecha con sensibilidad, sencillez y verdad. Me encantó y emocionó mucho.

Ungewöhnliche Form der Würdigung eines oft verkannten Malers, aber sehr gelungen!Die Zitate aus den Briefen der Brüder Van Gogh sind ausgesprochen poetisch, ehrlich und zeichnen so ein realistischeres Bild des wohl recht unglücklichen Malers als manche Kommentare Außenstehender.Keine Minute langweilig, obwohl es keine "erzählte Handlung" gibt.