Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 158 min
- Language
- French
- Country
- France
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
- In French — subtitles on.
The story
After leaving the asylum, Vincent van Gogh settles in the home of Doctor Gachet, where he keeps painting amidst the torments of his failing mental health. He begins an affair with his host’s daughter, however, she soon realizes that he doesn’t love her and that his heart beats only for art.
- dying and death
- sibling relationship
- drawing and painting
- biography
- 19th century
- degradation of lifestyle
- portrait of an artist
- last days
- end of life
- famous painter
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Corinne Bourdon — Jo
- Elsa Zylberstein — Cathy
- Julien Haurant — Coco
- Leslie Azzoulai — Adeline
- Jacques Vidal — Ravoux
- Chantal Barbarit — Madame Chevalier
- Claudine Ducret — Professeur de Piano
- Frédéric Bonpart — La Mouche
- Maurice Coussonneau — Chaponval
- Didier Barbier — L'Idiot
- André Bernot — La Butte Rouge
- Directed
- Maurice Pialat
- Written
- Maurice Pialat
Production
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 · 125 ratings
- Studio
- Erato Films, Le Studio Canal+, Films A2, Les Films du Livradois
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
