The Moon and Sixpence (1942)
- Directed by
- Albert Lewin
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 19 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A conventional stockbroker abandons his family and career in London to become a painter in the South Seas. The film follows his harsh and obsessive pursuit of artistic truth, inspired by the life of Paul Gauguin.
melancholicreflectiveslow-burnbiographicaldramaticintrospectiveearnestperiod-piece
What happens
The Moon and Sixpence is a 1942 film adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's 1919 novel of the same name, which was in part based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. Dimitri Tiomkin was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture. Two versions were filmed. In one, Devi Wani, a Javanese actress, played Ata; in the other, Ms. Verdugo played her, to accommodate audiences for whom marriage between a Polynesian and an Englishman was considered unacceptable. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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