Van Gogh – Tormented Genius | Biographical Documentary

If you have already watched Part 1, please skip to . Vincent van Gogh is almost as well known for cutting off his ear as he is for his paintings and has long been thought of as the classic tormented genius – ahead of his time, misunderstood and hounded by lesser mortals who failed to recognize his talent. But how much do we really know about van Gogh – his unsettled early years, his failed attempts to become a preacher, his disastrous love life, and his tortured but frenetically productive final period? In this biographical documentary I explore the life, and death, of one of the world’s greatest artists to uncover van Gogh the man, as well as van Gogh the madman. This video charts his early years and the awakening of his artistic talent and the explosion of creativity he experienced in the South of France and his descent into madness. 0:00-20:32 - Part 1 20:32-53:27 - Part 2 Finding Out More: There are lots of biographies, each with its own particular revela