Lust for Life (1956)
- Directed by
- George Cukor, Vincente Minnelli
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 02m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 207 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
This film follows the life of Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, focusing on his artistic struggles and personal turmoil. It shows his relationship with his brother Theo and his battle with mental illness.
introspectiveemotionally intenseslow-burnmelancholicvisually expressivebiographicalturbulentsensitive
What happens
Lust for Life is a 1956 American biographical film about the life of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, based on the 1934 novel of the same title by Irving Stone which was adapted for the screen by Norman Corwin. It was directed by Vincente Minnelli and produced by John Houseman. The film stars Kirk Douglas as Van Gogh, James Donald as his brother Theo, with Pamela Brown, Everett Sloane, and Anthony Quinn. Douglas won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor for his performance, while Quinn won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Van Gogh (1991)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.