Doctor Who: 11 Cool Details We Just Learned About Vincent And The Doctor
3. The "Tears Of Joy" Line Came From A French Documentary
Unsurprisingly, Vincent gets very teary-eyed when the Doctor takes him to modern-day Paris and shows him around the Van Gogh section of the Musée d'Orsay.
But, as the character himself states, they aren't tears of sadness - they're "tears of joy."
According to Curtis, this particular line was taken from a French documentary film called Elle S’Appelle Sabine - or, translating to English, Her Name Is Sabine.
Directed by Sandrine Bonnaire, the movie is about her sister, Sabine, who goes through a lot of troubles in her life and is forced to live in protected care as a result. At the end of the film, Sandrine shows Sabine some old video footage, taken back when Sabine's life was "better". This makes Sabine cry, causing Sandrine to try and turn the footage off. However, she's stopped by Sabine, who says that they are "tears of joy".
They say that inspiration can be found in the unlikeliest of places, so it's perfectly normal that Curtis borrowed one of the episode's key lines from an obscure French flick released in 2007.