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van gogh's death. the central character, played by douglas booth, is entrusted to deliver a letter which vincent wrote akes him back to the place where vincent van gogh spent his final days and they end up speaking to everyone to find out what happened, how it was that someone who seemed to be on the straight and narrow shortly before their death met this terrible ending. one of the characters he meets is played by saoirse ronan. here is a clip. you want to know so much about his death, but what do you know of his life? i know that he tried hard to prove he was good for something. yes. he did. that's why i take flowers to his grave. that's all i can do for him now. he would appreciate the delicate beauty of their bloom. even each blade of their grassy stems. no detail of life was too small or too humble for him. now, i think it is the case that certain bits of the dialogue are a little bit on the nose, but i didn't care because i was so entranced by the visuals. you saw, just from that, just how extraordinary it is. there are flashback sequences which are done in monochrome, black and white, which are

it's one of the most well-known paintings by the dutch artist vincent van gogh. the scene is of the town of saint-remy in the south of france. it might surprise you to learn that when van gogh painted this peaceful scene, his life was anything but peaceful. in fact, van gogh was a patient in an insane asylum in the same town. during his year in the asylum, he painted more than 100 pictures of the area as well as of the asylum itself. sadly, mental problems dogged van gogh much of his life. he's the artist famous for cutting off part of his ear, supposedly in a fit of depression. so apparently van gogh's nights and days were anything but starry. with art smart, i'm katie. - to snack or not to snack that is the question. (audience applauding) well, actually it's not. but with apologies to shakespeare we really should be asking what are the right snacks? and when should we eat them? most of us already know what the right snacks are. for example, fruits; veggies like carrots; nuts, especially almonds and walnuts; string cheese; and peanut butter. - these types of foo

van gogh‘s death. the central character, played by douglas booth, is entrusted to deliver a letter which vincent wrote to his brother, theo. that takes him back to the place where vincent van goghened, how it was that someone who seemed to be on the straight and narrow shortly before their death met this terrible ending. one of the characters he meets is played by saoirse ronan. here is a clip. you want to know so much about his death, but what do you know of his life? i know that he tried hard to prove he was good for something. yes. he did. that's why i take flowers to his grave. that's all i can do for him now. he would appreciate the delicate beauty of their bloom. even each blade of their grassy stems. no detail of life was too small or too humble for him. now, i think it is the case that certain bits of the dialogue are a little bit on the nose, but i didn't care because i was so entranced by the visuals. you saw, just from that, just how extraordinary it is. there are flashback sequences which are done in monochrome, black and white, which are almost photorealist. so it goes from that to these much more painterly, swirly, starry night constructions. and even if you know

van gogh‘s death. the central character, played by douglas booth, is entrusted to deliver a letter which vincent wrote to his brother, theo. that takes him back to the place where vincent van gogherrible ending. one of the characters he meets is played by saoirse ronan. here is a clip. you want to know so much about his death, but what do you know of his life? i know that he tried hard to prove he was good for something. yes. he did. that's why i take flowers to his grave. that's all i can do for him now. he would appreciate the delicate beauty of their bloom. even each blade of their grassy stems. no detail of life was too small or too humble for him. now, i think it is the case that certain bits of the dialogue are a little bit on the nose, but i didn't care because i was so entranced by the visuals. you saw, just from that, just how extraordinary it is. there are flashback sequences which are done in monochrome, black and white, which are almost photorealist. so it goes from that to these much more painterly, swirly, starry night constructions. and even if you know as little about art as i do, it is thrilling to watch this. firstly, because you just think, this must have tak