Supported by Theo, Vincent unhappily takes technique-obsessed Cormon's conservative classes. His plan to exhibit in lover Agostina Segatori's pub fails after fellow students Gaugin and Lautrec bail out. Vincent must move south to enable Theo's engagement with socialite Jo Bonger. His dream of launching a realistic painting school with Gauguin, who returns after travels, proves void, as Theo paid him. Desperate Vincent, meanwhile an alcoholic, cuts off an ear.
—KGF Vissers