Lust for Life

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Lust for Life (1956)

NR 1956-09-15 (US) Drama, History 2h 2m

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He had a lust for life. Sometimes he was brutal, sometimes delicate – always he lived with insatiable passion!

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An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure. Supported by his brother, Theo, the tormented Van Gogh eventually leaves Holland for France, where he meets volatile fellow painter Paul Gauguin and struggles to find greater inspiration.

Vincente Minnelli

Director
Irving Stone

Novel
Norman Corwin

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Kirk Douglas

Vincent van Gogh
Anthony Quinn

Paul Gauguin
James Donald

Theo van Gogh
Pamela Brown

Christine
Everett Sloane

Dr. Gachet
Niall MacGinnis

Roulin
Noel Purcell

Anton Mauve
Henry Daniell

Theodorus van Gogh
Madge Kennedy

Anna Cornelia van Gogh
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A review by John Chard

90%

Written by John Chard on January 26, 2020

Violence makes me sick. I have too much inside me, I'm afraid of it.

Lust for Life is a biography film of revered painter Vincent Van Gogh. It is adapted from Irving Stone's fictionalized biography by Norman Corwin and stars Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn and James Donald. It's directed by Vincente Minnelli, cinematography is by Freddie Young and Russel Harlan and music is scored by Miklos Roza.

This shines bright as a beacon in how Hollywood used to make a biopic the right way. Not a big commercial success as such, it has however gained critical praise the older it gets. Technically it's... read the rest.

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