Willem Dafoe played van Gogh in the film Julian Schnabel

The film is called "On the threshold of eternity" @- as one of the latest and most poignant paintings of van Gogh. The lead actor was part of the way, watching the work of Director Schnabel – the same artist

Julian Schnabel – artist, the fan media-арта, Director. One of his most famous works is the biographical film "Basquiat" in 1996. Material from Schnabel was enough — during the life of Basquiat they were close friends.

But in contrast to the "Basquiat", the new film "On the threshold of eternity" — initially not a biopic, but an artistic reflection only on motives of the biography of van Gogh. Van Gogh died at 37 from a gunshot wound to the stomach. The revolver when it was not found, so still it is not known whether it was a suicide attempt, an accident or murder. Writers "On the threshold of eternity" was offered his version of what happened with the artist in France and tried to debunk the cliches. For example, in some movies a friend of the painter Paul Gauguin is a monster and tormentor. Schnabel believes that this bias: Gauguin took care of van Gogh and his need to rehabilitate.

van Gogh in the film plays the famous Willem Dafoe ("Platoon," "the Last temptation of Christ", "Antichrist"). And Gauguin, Oscar Isaac ("Star wars", "X-Men: Apocalypse"). The film will be released in November.

V. B., AI

Sources: news.artnet.com, artinvestment.ru

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