Voyage to tahiti stars vincent cassel as famous french artist paul gauguin, a painter who decided to leave behind his wife and child and civilized life to. Jul 19, 2018 vincent cassel is always watchable as paul gauguin, but the screenplay of gauguin. Voyage to tahiti, a new biopic about influential artist paul gauguin who was an innovator of modern art until he died in 1903. Focused on french painter paul gauguin s affair with a younger lady in tahiti. The film is beautiful in spots, and features a believably tormented performance by vincent cassel as gauguin, but unfortunately it has only a hazy idea of what it wants to be about. Gauguin voyage to tahiti starring vincent cassel, in. Gauguin biopic starring vincent cassel paints a dull. The shallowfocus biopic gauguin, from french writerdirector edouard deluc, stars vincent cassel as the titular painter during his polynesian period. Voyage to tahiti as the titular icon of premodern art, vincent cassel knew he had a mammoth easel to fill. Whatever satisfactions it affords, however, are compromised by the movies evasions of the supposed truth. Overview in 1891 gauguin settles down in tahiti, where he hopes to find inspiration for his work as an artist and live as a free man in the wild, far from all the moral, political and aesthetic codes of civilized europe. Around him, everything is so artificial and conventional. When he comes across subjects that carry him away and that help him make sense of his role in the world.
Voyage to tahiti as the titular icon of premodern art, vincent cassel knew he had a mammoth easel. Often labeled as a tough guy because of his roles, eclectic choices and talent have made of him a star of european cinema. The release of the biopic directed by edouard deluc is expected fall 2017. Vincent cassel is always watchable as paul gauguin, but the screenplay of gauguin. Painter paul gauguin is already wellknown in parisian artistic circles, but is tired of the socalled civilized world and its political, moral and artistic conventions.
Voyage to tahiti starring vincent cassel french artist paul gauguin 18481903 was an innovator of modern art, known for experimenting with bold color and distorted proportions, along with his contemporaries vincent van gogh and paul cezanne. In director edouard delucs gauguin voyage to tahiti, the artist finally takes center stage. In 1891 gauguin settles down in tahiti, where he hopes to find inspiration for his work as an artist and live as a free man in the wild, far from all the moral, political and aesthetic codes of. Voyage to tahiti trailer 2018 vincent cassel movie subscribe here for new movie trailers focused on french painter paul gauguin s affair with a younger lady in tahiti.
Voyage to tahiti, directed by edouard deluc, follows the painter paul gauguin on his journey to tahiti, into a collision with. By 1891, gauguin was already wellknown in artistic circles, but had grown tired of the civilized world and its. The biopic gauguin is surprisingly dull, considering. The paul gauguin biopic that should have been more troubling.
Blueeyed vincent cassel was born in paris to a leading actor father, jeanpierre cassel, and a journalist mother, sabine litique. Cesar awardnominated director edouard deluc teams with vincent cassel black swan for this biopic of french postimpressionist painter paul gauguin, set during his selfimposed exile in polynesia in 1891. Debate continues to boil over the question of how to treat historical artists who did questionable or even. Gauguin vincent cassel is already well known in parisian artistic circles. Vincent cassel as the famed artist in the movie gauguin. Voyage to tahiti, which casts another vincent cassel as paul gauguin. Vincent cassel nude 50 images and 16 videos including scenes from our day will come one wild mot gauguin. Voyage to tahiti with vincent cassel lands bluray release in november 10 october 2018 hollywood outbreak see all related articles. Jun 01, 2018 cowriterdirector edouard delucs hagiographic study of revered french artist paul gauguin 1848 1903 isnt really a proper biopic ie. A new biopic on gauguin in tahiti paints a skewed portrait.
Failing to convince his wife mette and his five children to. Suffering under the weight of what he feels are the constricting mores and stultifying political climate of bourgeois paris, gauguin moves to the island of tahiti, intent on. Vincent cassel lays on the torturedartist schtick extrathick in this ultimately tedious frenchlanguage portrait of the artist paul gauguin. Vincent cassel has just 20 minutes to spare the new york times. Voyage to tahiti is a sombre picture of the artist. Leaving his wife and children behind, he ventures alone to the other end of the world, tahiti, consumed with a yearning for original purity, and ready to sacrifice everything for his quest. Jun 14, 2018 the film stars vincent cassel, tuhei adams, malik zidi and pernille bergendorff and is produced by bruno levy. Aug 01, 2018 vincent cassel has just 20 minutes to spare the french movie star speedtalks his way through a hurried conversation about sex, gallic masculinity and the artist gauguin. Vincent cassel, malik zidi, tuhei adams, puatai hikutini, pernille bergendorff, marc barbe, paul.
Cassel, hisbeautiful face lined like a grimacing woodcut, staggers through the film as a man obsessed with his art to the exclusion of everything else. New movie about gauguins life is less great than gauguins art by rex reed 0718 11. With vincent cassel, tuhei adams, malik zidi, puatai hikutini. Vincent cassel has just 20 minutes to spare the french movie star speedtalks his way through a hurried conversation about sex. Jul 09, 2018 vincent cassel plays painter paul gauguin in the film gauguin. Jun 12, 2018 upon boarding the biographical drama gauguin. Jul 10, 2018 that said, next to the recent film rodin, which cast vincent lindon as the sculptor auguste rodin, gauguin. Gauguin voyage to tahiti 2017 full movie trailer in. Vincent cassel biography and filmography movie trailers. The sad later life of french painter paul gauguin is brought into sharp focus in this slowmoving biopic. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing gauguin.
Gauguin biopic starring vincent cassel paints a dull picture. He first achieved recognition for his performance as a troubled french jewish youth, in mathieu kassovitzs 1995. Jul 28, 2018 focused on french painter paul gauguins affair with a younger lady in tahiti. The movie cuts directly from paris to a thatched hut in tahiti where gauguin is furiously painting, oblivious to the torrential downpour outside.
Cowriterdirector edouard delucs hagiographic study of revered french artist paul gauguin 1848 1903 isnt really a proper biopic ie. The film stars vincent cassel, tuhei adams, malik zidi and pernille bergendorff and is produced by bruno levy. Blueeyed vincent cassel was born in paris to a leading actor father, jeanpierre cassel, and a. But hes tired of the socalled civilised world and its conventions. Leaving his wife and children behind, he ventures alone to the other end of the. Advertisement cassel, his beautiful face lined like a grimacing woodcut, staggers through the film as a man obsessed with his art to the exclusion of everything else.
Jul 11, 2018 the decision to cast and keep the camera pointed at magnetic leading man vincent cassel is the most novel aspect of the otherwise staid french biopic gauguin. Jul, 2018 the movie cuts directly from paris to a thatched hut in tahiti where gauguin is furiously painting, oblivious to the torrential downpour outside. The 10 best vincent cassel movies you need to watch. Jul 10, 2018 vincent cassel as the famed artist in the movie gauguin. Vincent cassel plays painter paul gauguin in the film gauguin. Aug 23, 2016 the 10 best vincent cassel movies you need to watch posted on august 23, 2016 august 23, 2016 by eustacia adams as one of the best known french actors working today, vincent cassel has a penchant for playing compelling characters driven by a deeper desire. Cassel brings these offensive traits to life in what is essentially a caricature of a brilliant yet cruel ballet teacher. That said, next to the recent film rodin, which cast vincent lindon as the sculptor auguste rodin, gauguin. Focused on french painter paul gauguins affair with a younger lady in tahiti. The 10 best vincent cassel movies you need to watch taste. Voyage to tahiti trailer 2018 vincent cassel movie subscribe here for new movie trailers focused on french painter paul gauguins affair with a younger lady in.
Voyage to tahiti is a moderately satisfying biopic about the artist paul gauguins first stay in tahiti from 18911893. In the jungle, he faces loneliness, poverty and disease, and he meets tehura. Voyage to tahiti, the actor aimed to show the french artist as a man, not an icon. In the movie gauguin voyage to tahiti when he died in 1903 at the age of 54, all alone and living in french polynesia, paul gauguin was an uncelebrated french artist with nary a franc to his name. While the movie is a little heavyhanded its a darren aronofsky production after all, cassel turns in a solid. And vincent cassel overacts wildly, chewing at the greenery. Voyage to tahiti doesnt provide much insight into the artist. Gauguin voyage to tahiti starring vincent cassel, in theaters. Sep 26, 2017 the shallowfocus biopic gauguin, from french writerdirector edouard deluc, stars vincent cassel as the titular painter during his polynesian period. Paul gauguin feels smothered by the atmosphere prevailing in paris in the year 1891. Jul 11, 2018 the film is beautiful in spots, and features a believably tormented performance by vincent cassel as gauguin, but unfortunately it has only a hazy idea of what it wants to be about.
The decision to cast and keep the camera pointed at magnetic leading man vincent cassel is the most novel aspect of the otherwise staid french biopic gauguin. November 23, 1966 born in paris, france, cassel is the son of legendary french actor jeanpierre cassel, who made a career out of playing seductive bourgeois men. Taken on its own terms, edouard delucs film gauguin. In case we miss this, there are many scenes in which characters gaze at gaugin, their eyes brimming with sympathy and occasionally even tearspresumably to guide the viewers reactions. Vincent cassel biography and filmography vincent cassel. But as played by the febrile vincent cassel, this gauguin seems too tightly wound for sex.
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