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I viewed this 20 minute short on TCM following a movie when I was too lazy to stop the DVR copy I was viewing. How glad I am for that day's laziness.

This was much more than the traditional "making of" that usually accompanies a DVD copy of a film. It provided the expected narration concerning the trials and tribulations involved in the film's shooting. But, it also presented much of the history surrounding the locations and populations where Van Gogh lived, worked, and died.

It combined the filming techniques of "Lust For Life," with the actual events Van Gogh was experiencing; and it did so in a manner where we could feel his presence on the scene, and that of the locals who lived their common lives so colorfully that Vincent was propelled to paint them as one would desire to grab a photo of majestic views which might be thrust into our sights as we strolled through a forest glen and suddenly encountered an opening exposing a flowering valley scene with flowing waters and mountains framing the entire expanse.

Of course, I now have this as a permanent accompaniment to my DVD copy of "Lust For Life," and I have already viewed this short three times and expect that I will do so many more.