Sunflowers (DVD) / Seventh Art Productions and Exhibition on Screen present ; directed by David Bickerstaff ; produced by Phil Grabsky ; co-written by David Bickerstaff, Phil Grabsky
Based on the exhibition Van Gogh and the Sunflowers, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Extra features: Virtual installation of the 5 Sunflowers paintings; interview with Clare Willsdon; exclusive extra footage of exhibition installation. Vincent van Gogh portrayed by Jamie de Courcey ; letters read by Jochum ten Haaf.
Summary:
"In an extraordinary exhibition, the Van Gogh Museum took a new and revealing look at the five publicly-owned versions of sunflowers in a vase. And once again, the Van Gogh museum opened its doors exclusively to Exhibition on Screen. They are immediately recognisable, but our film goes beyond the surface to explore the many questions and mysteries that surround these works. Why, for example, did Van Gogh choose the exotic sunflower with its long stem and golden crown? Indeed, when did the flower itself arrive in Europe and how had previous artists reacted to it? What was Van Gogh trying to say with his works and how does that differ from version to version? And what secrets did scientists discover when they analysed the work in detail? All is revealed in this fascinating film, which travelled beyond Amsterdam to Tokyo, Philadelphia, London and Munich to film, in incredible high-definition detail, all five of the works."--Exhibition On Screen web site.
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