ThisuniquefilmshowsVincentvanGoghasanartistandperson,fromhischildhoodinBrabant,hislaboriousyearsofapprenticeshipinNuenen,hisartisticcoming-of-ageinParistotheexhilaratingpeakofhiscareerinthesouthofFrance,andhistragicsuicideinAuvers.ExpertsatVanGoghMuseumspeakofVincent’ssourcesofinspirationandshowhowhestruggledtobecomeatrulymodernartist.TheDVDshowsthatthemoststunningpaintingsanddrawings,aswellasmanypersonalletters,andcontainsuniquefilmfootageofalltheplaceswhereVanGoghlivedandworkedintheNetherlands,BelgiumandFrance.