Art lovers and film buffs can find much to appreciate in the next Last Mondays at the Movies outing.
The Arts Council of New Westminster’s film series continues on Monday, Feb. 26 with Loving Vincent, the biopic telling the story of artist Vincent van Gogh.
The film brings the paintings of van Gogh to life to tell his story; every frame of the film is an oil painting, hand-painted by one of 125 professional artist who travelled from around the world to be a part of the production.
Loving Vincent was first shot as a live-action film with actors, then hand-painted over frame by frame in oils.
“The final effect is an interaction of the performance of the actors playing Vincent’s famous portraits, and the performance of the painting animators, bringing these characters into the medium of paint,” a press release notes.
Stage actor Robert Gulaczyk, in his first film role, appears as Vincent van Gogh. The cast also includes Douglas Booth, Eleanor Tomlinson, Jerome Flynn, Saoirse Ronan, Chris O’Dowd, John Sessions, Aidan Turner and Helen McCrory.
The movie is on at 7:30 p.m. at Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave. Tickets are $9 general admission, or $8 for students and seniors. Tickets are available in advance through www.ticketsnw.ca or at the door (cash only).
