The film about Gauguin's last years arrives in Italy. Vincent Cassel as the painter

by Redazione , published on 14/09/2020
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Three years after its release in France, the film Gauguin arrives in Italy on Sept. 17, 2020. Playing the artist is Vincent Cassel.

Edouard Deluc ’s film focusing on the last years of painter Paul Gauguin will arrive in Italian cinemasfrom Sept. 17. Gauguin, this is the title of the film, is distributed by Draka Distribution in collaboration with Conform and Prism Consulting, and is based on the illustrated story Noa Noa: The Tahiti Journal of Paul Gaguin.

Playing the celebrated artist is Vincent Cassel, and the cast includes Tuheï Adams, Malik Zidi, Pua-Taï Hikutini and Pernille Bergendorff.

The film is set in 1891, when Gauguin leaves France in search of new stimulation and arrives in Tahiti: here he meets Téhura, a local young woman who becomes his muse.

The film was released in France in 2017, but arrives three years late in Italy.

Director Edouard Deluc said, “The film stems from my discovery of ’Noa Noa,’ the illustrated story Gauguin produced during his first stay in Tahiti from 1891 to 1893. It is a literary work of great poetry, a tale of adventure with a touch of breathtaking romance. It is a kind of private diary, written with great humanity, about his Tahitian experiences, in which he combines stories, impressions, thoughts, political issues, artistic issues, sketches and watercolors. It is a kind of sumptuous declaration of love for Tahiti, Tahitians and his Tahitian Eve. In 2012 I returned to ”Noa Noa,“ then to all Gauguin’s other writings and correspondence with his wife and friends. Out of all that material emerged the profile of a visionary and inspiring character who embraced modernity by constantly questioning it.” He co-wrote the screenplay with Etienen Comar, Thomas Lilti and Sarah Kaminsky.

The film about Gauguin's last years arrives in Italy. Vincent Cassel as the painter
The film about Gauguin's last years arrives in Italy. Vincent Cassel as the painter


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