Gauguin (2017)

Gauguin: Directed by Edouard Deluc. With Vincent Cassel, Tuheï Adams, Malik Zidi, Pua-Taï Hikutini. Focused on French painter Paul Gauguin’s affair with a younger lady in Tahiti.

“Just gorgeous, well acted, beautifully and invisibly directed, though some seem to miss the subtle way the cinematography flattens the spaces and abstract the shapes like Gauguinu0026#39;s best artwork does. Cassel is mesmerizing and looks uncannily like Gauguinu0026#39;s self portraits. His portrayal can make us understand the he had no choice but to paint, and all costs.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe simple loving relationship between Paul and Tehura is worn down and corrupted in the same way the People of Polynesia were by sickness and greed introduced by the colonizers. The innocent playful fun, the jealousy, suspicion and pain… this film tells a story that shows there is no running away from the human condition.”