
Paul Gauguin feels smothered by the atmosphere prevailing in Paris in the year 1891. Around him, everything is so artificial and conventional: he needs authenticity to renew his art. Failing to convince his wife Mette and his five children to follow him to Paradise Lost, he sets out for Tahiti alone. Once there, he chooses to settle down in Mataiera, a village far away from Papeete, installing himself in a native-made hut. He soon starts working passionately, painting and car... (Full plot summary below)
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Paul Gauguin feels smothered by the atmosphere prevailing in Paris in the year 1891. Around him, everything is so artificial and conventional: he needs authenticity to renew his art. Failing to convince his wife Mette and his five children to follow him to Paradise Lost, he sets out for Tahiti alone. Once there, he chooses to settle down in Mataiera, a village far away from Papeete, installing himself in a native-made hut. He soon starts working passionately, painting and carving in a style close to the primitive art specific to the island. During his two-year stay the artist will experience poverty, cardiac problems and other displeasures but also happiness in the arms of Tehura, a beautiful young native girl.
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| ClarínPablo A. Scholz[Director Edouard] Deluc... takes advantage of Vincent Cassel 's expressiveness (Irreversible, The Black Swan). [Full review in Spanish] |
| Under the RadarMatthew RoeGauguin: Voyage to Tahiti is mixed emotional experience that greatly excels in some areas, though ultimately doesn't quite go as far as it should. |
| The AustralianStephen RomeiThe other highlights come from France and, of all places, Ballarat. The first is the sumptuous cinematography by Pierre Cottereau. The best scene shows Gauguin riding alone in the lush landscape. |
| La Nación (Argentina)Diego BatlleNeat and neat is the best thing you can say about this biographical drama. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| HeyUGuysStefan PapeA fascinating period in Gauguin's life to explore, and couple that with the remarkable lead performance by Cassel, and you're left with a biopic that's most definitely worth catching. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertA well-acted but very muddled biography of the brilliant, troubled artist Paul Gauguin in his advanced years. |
| CinemalogueTodd Jorgenson... glosses over Gauguin's character flaws as an apparent sympathy ploy, and also lacks sufficient insight into the creative process. |
| El Pais (Spain)Jordi CostaPaul Gauguin's Tahitian paintings helped to forge in the West an imaginary of the southern seas as the territory of the getaway. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| Cinemanía (Spain)Paula Arantzazu Ruiz[Director] Edouard Deluc... does not go beyond the usual hagiographic profile of an artist misunderstood by the world he lived in. [Full review in Spanish] |
| Village VoiceSimon AbramsCassel's Gauguin [is] both menacing and pitiable enough to make Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti riveting on a moment-to-moment basis. |