I've seen several movies inspired by the life and art of a painter and now I think that it's really hard to go wrong choosing such movie. I can still remember movies such as "Goya", "Frida", "Love is the devil" or "Girl with a pearl earring" although I've seen them many years ago. Movies about painters aren't copies of other movies. The art of a painter can be an inspiration for shots and scenery of a movie. The life of a painter and his paintings can help to come up with an original plot.
"Loving Vincent" contains hundreds of animations based on paintings created by Van Gogh. I wouldn't be surprised to see it in a short music video, but in a full-length movie it really comes as a surprise. I can recommend "Loving Vincent" just for that reason.
The plot makes "Loving Vincent" a sort of a detective story. After allegedly suicidal death of Vincent Van Gogh his friend tries to establish the motives of Vincent's decision and all the events that led Vincent to the suicide. In my view that odd perspective of telling about Vincent Van Gogh and the "detective" plot of the movie are its weak points.
Overall, though "Loving Vincent" is far from being a masterpiece, it's still an interesting and distinctive movie.
"Loving Vincent" contains hundreds of animations based on paintings created by Van Gogh. I wouldn't be surprised to see it in a short music video, but in a full-length movie it really comes as a surprise. I can recommend "Loving Vincent" just for that reason.
The plot makes "Loving Vincent" a sort of a detective story. After allegedly suicidal death of Vincent Van Gogh his friend tries to establish the motives of Vincent's decision and all the events that led Vincent to the suicide. In my view that odd perspective of telling about Vincent Van Gogh and the "detective" plot of the movie are its weak points.
Overall, though "Loving Vincent" is far from being a masterpiece, it's still an interesting and distinctive movie.