This program tells the story of Vincent van Gogh’s 444 days in the south of France. the film was made on location in the Netherlands and in Provence, using van Gogh’s original canvases. The fifteen months van Gogh spent in Arles from Feb, 1888 to May, 1889 represent the climax of the artist’s career, and one of the most productive periods of any artist. This focuses on works of art rather than on the life of the artist. Dispelling many myths, it contains ground-breaking contemporary scolarship. 57 min.