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Vincent Van Gogh: Painted with Words

Award-winning drama-documentary, presented by Alan Yentob, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role as Van Gogh, using dialogue sourced from the artist's letters to his brother.

Drama-documentary presented by Alan Yentob, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role as Van Gogh.

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.

The film won a Rockie for Best Arts Documentary at the Banff World Media Festival in 2011, receiving critical acclaim for its fascinating insight into the life of the artist and its unique approach to storytelling.

1 hour, 19 minutes

Last on

Tue 15 Oct 202421:00
BBC Four

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Credits

PresenterAlan Yentob
Vincent Van GoghBenedict Cumberbatch
Theo Van GoghJamie Parker
DirectorAndrew Hutton
ProducerAlan Yentob

Broadcasts

  • Mon 5 Apr 201017:10
    BBC One
  • Sun 11 Apr 201016:00
    BBC HD
  • Wed 14 Apr 201022:50
    BBC HD
  • Sat 9 Jul 201119:45
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sat 9 Jul 201121:00
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sun 17 Jul 201117:30
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Mon 10 Jan 202222:00
    BBC Four
  • Tue 15 Oct 202421:00
    BBC Four