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

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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