The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
A drama-documentary presented by Alan Yentob, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role. Every word spoken by the actors in this film is sourced from the letters that Van Gogh sent to his younger brother Theo, and of those around him. What emerges is a complex portrait of a sophisticated, civilised and yet tormented man.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
58 audience votes
Key crew
- Andrew HuttonDirector
- Theo van GoghWriter
- Vincent van GoghWriter
Cast
- Benedict CumberbatchVincent Van Gogh
- Jamie ParkerTheo Van Gogh
- Aidan McArdlePaul Gauguin
- Christopher GoodTheodorus Van Gogh
- Rowena CooperAnna Van Gogh
- Daniel WeymanAnthon Van Rappard
- Ferdinand KingsleyAlbert Aurier
- David BaronBernard Soule
- Stephanie JacobMarguerite Crevlin
- Katherine KanterJeanne Coulomb
- Richard TrinderDr. Peyron
- Jim CreightonFelix Ray