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Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies

She writes, (speaking in a foreign language) Despite all the sadness, I greatly enjoy Van...

She writes, (speaking in a foreign language) [Narrator] Despite all the sadness, I greatly enjoy Van Gogh's letters

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She writes,
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(speaking in a foreign language)
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[Narrator] Despite all the sadness,
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I greatly enjoy Van Gogh's letters.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:31
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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Movie Summary

A new look at Van Gogh, through the legacy of the largest private collector of artworks by the Dutch painter: Helene Kröller-Müller (1869-1939), who, in the early 20th Century, ended up buying nearly 300 of his works.
They convey such beautiful human things. - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:04
They convey such beautiful human things.
What a modern person Van Gogh was - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:08
What a modern person Van Gogh was
Helene's correspondence is stored in an old trunk, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
Helene's correspondence is stored in an old trunk,
The recipient was a man 20 years younger than her, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:12
The recipient was a man 20 years younger than her,
He was a school friend of one of Helene's daughters. - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:04
He was a school friend of one of Helene's daughters.
In the best romantic tradition, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:09
In the best romantic tradition,
(ducks quacking) - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
(ducks quacking)
Eva Rovers often went for walks to Helene - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
Eva Rovers often went for walks to Helene
I think that anyone writing autobiography, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
I think that anyone writing autobiography,
She must try to get as close as possible - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
She must try to get as close as possible
This was where Helene probably sought peace - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
This was where Helene probably sought peace
Perhaps she was struggling not to give in to, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:13
Perhaps she was struggling not to give in to,
Do I, or don't I believe in God? - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:04
Do I, or don't I believe in God?
This hunting lodge was designed by H. P Berlage - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:07
This hunting lodge was designed by H. P Berlage
Helena thought it was very important - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:12
Helena thought it was very important
The most important place in this room was her desk. - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:05
The most important place in this room was her desk.
This is where she wrote her many, many letters, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:15
This is where she wrote her many, many letters,
And also very interesting is this very tiny, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:06
And also very interesting is this very tiny,
This is where Helene slept, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:14
This is where Helene slept,
And when you see this very modest bedroom, - Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies 00:10
And when you see this very modest bedroom,