Loving Vincent (2017)
from Reel Deep Dive Hosted by Ryan Valentine
The plot of Loving Vincent takes place a year after the death of its titular character and centers upon a young man obsessively seeking the truth behind the artist's suspicious suicide. That being said, the core appeal of the film lies not in its story but rather in its storytelling. Loving Vincent was famously animated through hundreds of oil paintings that were painstakingly retouched by hand before each frame was shot. This process is a laborious, unprecedented approach whose result is an utter wonder to behold. Ryan is joined by Cheryl for a discussion about this singular film. Talking points include the film's overwhelming beauty, society's penchant to romanticize "the tortured artist", the inherent charm in hand-crafted art, and the dichotomy between using art to replicate reality and using art to transcend reality.
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