could see from that clip that whatjulian schnabel is trying to do is put you within the mind of van gogh, and to see the world through his eyes. i think willem dafoe's central performance is terrific, and i think he — there was moments when i really did believe he was the artist. schnabel‘s really interesting because what he's done before is things like the diving bell and the butterfly, jean—michel basquiat. so he has done biographies, because he is an artist who turned to film—making. i think there are occasions when the drama meanders a bit, when it becomes a series of conversations that kind of attempt to explain how it is that the artist is seeing the world, but at its best, it is — it's a film, it's a cinematic experience, as i think you saw from that clip, schnabel is definitely trying to put you in the mind of the artist and say this is how he saw the world. not entirely successful, but it's a good try. a good try. there you go, that's the verdict.