Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers (Exhibition On Screen)

Directed by David Bickerstaff & produced by Phil Grabsky

Wed 6 Nov 2.30pm      Book Now
(with subtitles)

Wed 6 Nov 7.30pm      Book Now

Duration: 90 mins

AGE Rating: 12A (TBC)
Adults £10
Under 18s £5

200 years after its opening and a century after acquiring its first Van Gogh works, the National Gallery, London is hosting the UK’s biggest ever Van Gogh exhibition. Van Gogh is not only one of the most beloved artists of all time, but perhaps the most misunderstood.

This film is a chance to re-examine and better understand this iconic artist. Focusing on his unique creative process, Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers explores the artist’s years in the south of France, where he revolutionised his style. Van Gogh became consumed with a passion for storytelling in his art, turning the world around him into vibrant, idealised spaces and symbolic characters.

Poets and lovers filled his imagination; everything he did in the south of France served this new obsession. In part, this is what caused his notorious breakdown, but it didn’t hold back his creativity as he created masterpiece after masterpiece. Explore one of art history’s most pivotal periods in this once-in-a-century show.

Made in close collaboration with the National Gallery.

Part of the Exhibition on Screen 2024-25 season – see also The Dawn of Impressionism on 9th April 2025 and Michelangelo: Love & Death on 4th June 2025.