Paul Gauguin

00:00:03 This short film was made

00:00:08 At the time, Gauguin was only known to a privileged few.

00:00:32 PAUL GAUGUIN

00:00:41 Special effects by HENRY FERRAND Sound by CALVET

00:01:03 well-to-do, middle-aged, comfortable

00:01:11 From that point on, he devotes himself

00:01:18 dies alone.

00:02:14 He had to break away

00:02:28 I have known extreme poverty

00:02:37 And the terrible thing about poverty

00:02:53 Paris is a wasteland for the poor man.

00:03:36 I go by the name of Savage.

00:03:58 When their clogs echo on the granite earth

00:05:00 Out of all my hard work this year

00:05:32 And if my own sacrifice were also useless

00:05:52 and live off of peace and quiet and art.

00:06:16 We rounded Moorea to discover Tahiti

00:07:19 This is Tahiti, faithfully conceived by a painter in love with this place

00:08:14 They crown themselves in flowers

00:09:14 Dusk brings back the old fears, religious fears

00:11:10 age a person quickly.

00:11:18 My suffering is such

00:11:31 Would not death be preferable, a hundred times over?

08:19:00 the painting remained unfinished.