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Loving Vincent

"The truth is, we cannot speak other than by our paintings."

2017 1h 35m EN
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★8.0TMDB · 2,663🍅84%Rotten Tomatoes●62Metacritic★7.8IMDB · 66,467
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Synopsis
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A young man arrives at the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.

“The truth is, we cannot speak other than by our paintings.”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Hugh Welchman
Writers
Hugh Welchman, Jacek Dehnel, DK Welchman
Languages
English
Countries
Poland, Netherlands, United Kingdom

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MONEY

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Made its money back 7.7× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Poland, Netherlands, United Kingdom.

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CAST

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325+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hugh Welchman, shot by Tristan Oliver. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Clint Mansell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Justyna Wierszynska shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Douglas Booth and Robert Gulaczyk and Eleanor Tomlinson carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hugh Welchman directs. Tristan Oliver behind the camera. Clint Mansell scores. Justyna Wierszynska cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Poland, Netherlands, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Made its money back 7.7× over at the box office.
  • 2Released 9 years ago.
  • 3International production across 3 countries: Poland, Netherlands, United Kingdom.
  • 4325+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
  • 5Directed by Hugh Welchman, shot by Tristan Oliver. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 6Original score by Clint Mansell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 7Editor Justyna Wierszynska shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 8Douglas Booth and Robert Gulaczyk and Eleanor Tomlinson carry the top of the cast.
  • 9Marketing tagline: "The truth is, we cannot speak other than by our paintings.".
  • 10IMDB entry: tt3262342 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 11Classified under 20 themes, including "artist", "investigation", "grave", "letter".
  • 12Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography
Tristan Oliver
Original score
Clint Mansell
Editing
Justyna Wierszynska
Production design
Matthew Button
Costume design
Dorota Roqueplo
Makeup / hair
Alina Janerka
VFX supervisor
Łukasz Mackiewicz
Sound
Markus Moll
Stunt coordinator
Marek Jaszkowski
Runtime
95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical)
1.37:1 (Academy)
Status
Released
Budget
$5,500,000
Box office
$42,187,665
Return
767% of budget
Original language
EN
Certification (US)
PG-13
Rotten Tomatoes
84% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic
62/100
IMDB rating
7.8/10 · 66,467 votes
MPAA
PG-13

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 24 wins & 54 nominations total

  • European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film

Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.

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Hugh Welchman

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Production companies

Who made it

  • Breakthru Films

    Breakthru Films

    PL

  • TR

    Trademark Films

    GB

  • RB

    RBF Productions

    NL

  • OD

    Odra-Film

    PL

  • Centrum Technologii Audiowizualnych

    Centrum Technologii Audiowizualnych

    PL

Key crew

  • Executive ProducerIan Hutchinson
  • Special Effects CoordinatorEddy Popplewell
  • Production DesignMatthew Button
  • PublicistMarcin J. Sobczak
  • Line ProducerTim Dennison
  • Assistant DirectorTerry Bamber
  • OtherJack Dingley
  • Art DirectionDaniela Faggio
  • CastingJennifer Duffy
  • Property MasterGeorge Mizen
  • Acting DoubleMateusz Płocha
  • EditorJustyna Wierszynska
  • EditorDK Welchman
  • Co-ProducerRobert Banasiak
  • AnimationNadia Jovanovic
  • Color TimerDK Welchman
  • Stunt CoordinatorMarek Jaszkowski
  • Executive ProducerGerd Schepers
  • Production DesignPiotr Dominiak
  • Camera OperatorMichał Pakulski
  • Executive ProducerDavid Parfitt
  • ElectricianHenryk Tas
  • GripSzymon Polak
  • ProducerHugh Welchman

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • artist
  • investigation
  • grave
  • letter
  • melancholy
  • painter
  • bullying
  • adult animation
  • struggling artist
  • mysterious
  • 19th century
  • mysterious death
  • somber
  • controversial artist
  • lyrical
  • introspective
  • wistful
  • dramatic
  • compassionate
  • tragic

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical (limited)2017-09-22PG-13· New York

Also known as

International titles

  • Loving VincentTH
  • 梵谷:星夜之謎TW
  • Com Amor, Van GoghBR
  • A Paixão de Van GoghPT
  • S láskou VincentCZ
  • З любов'ю, ВінсентUA
  • 러빙 빈센트KR
  • KP18: Jūsų VincentasLT
  • دوستدار تو، ونسانIR
  • Amb amor, VincentES

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