Episode 5
Vincent is recovering from severing his own earlobe, and he and Gauguin still correspond. But inner turmoil is never far away. Concluded by Mark Rylance.
Mark Rylance, Joseph Cohen-Cole and Julius D'Silva read from a new edition of Van Gogh's prodigious correspondence.
Vincent is recovering in hospital following the incident in which he severed his own earlobe. Gauguin has left the yellow house in Arles for good, but the two artists still correspond. Although Vincent recovers physically from the incident, he decides to commit himself to a mental asylum only weeks after leaving hospital.
Abridged by Doreen Estall.
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