The Wolf at the Door ( Gauguin, le loup dans le soleil ) ( Oviri )

The Wolf at the Door (DVD) (*)

$20.99

Original Title: Gauguin, le loup dans le soleil
Alternate Title: Oviri
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Denmark ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
90 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1986 and produced in:
Denmark ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Henning Carlsen

Written By:
Henning Carlsen
Jean-Claude Carrière

Actors:
Donald Sutherland ..... Paul Gauguin
Max von Sydow ..... August Strindberg
Jean Yanne ..... William Molard
Sofie Gråbøl ..... Judith Molard
Valeri Glandut ..... Annah
Ghita Nørby ..... Ida Molard
Merete Voldstedlund ..... Mette Gad
Solbjørg Højfeldt ..... Juliette Huet
Fanny Bastien ..... Eduard Brandes
Jørgen Reenberg ..... Julien Leclercq
Henrik Larsen ..... Auctioneer
Morten Grunwald
John Hahn-Petersen
Jesper Bruun Rasmussen
Luis Rego

Synopsis:

This drama looks into the life of French painter Paul Gauguin. Donald Sutherland plays Gauguin as he struggles through a few years in the 1890s in Montmartre after he has come back from his first stay in Tahiti. His new and radical painting style is not amenable to easy acceptance, as witnessed by August Strindberg's rejection of it here. The best segments of this film show the artist at work and talking with his friends, other less successful moments show him in amorous liaisons or in one case, in a fight sequence. Most of all, his dedication to his artistic vision as well as the depth of his personality are elements which maintain interest throughout, in a large part due to Sutherland's insightful portrayal of the artist.

Story of Gauguin's life in Tahiti, where he was known as Oviri 'the wild one'.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 23 December, 2009.

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