Painted with Words
Released: April 5, 2010Runtime: 80 min
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.
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Benedict Cumberbatch
as Vincent Van Gogh
Jamie Parker
as Theo Van Gogh
Aidan Mcardle
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Christopher Good
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Rowena Cooper
as Anna Van Gogh
Daniel Weyman
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Ferdinand Kingsley
as Albert Aurier
David Baron
as Bernard Soule
Stephanie Jacob
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Katherine Kanter
as Jeanne Coulomb
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