Van Gogh in A Clockwork Orange 🎥 Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange draws inspiration from Vincent van Gogh’s “Prisoners Exercising,” a painting created during the artist's time in the Saint-Rémy asylum. The scene, with prisoners walking in a never-ending circle within towering walls, mirrors the film’s exploration of psychological torment, confinement, and the loss of free will. By referencing van Gogh’s claustrophobic imagery, Kubrick intensifies the film’s themes of dehumanization and the