

Lust for Life
1956 · Movie · 2h 2m · NR
DramaHistory
"He had a lust for life. Sometimes he was brutal, sometimes delicate – always he lived with insatiable passion!"
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
80%
Metacritic
68/100
Key crew
- Vincente MinnelliDirector
- Norman CorwinScreenplay
- Miklós RózsaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Kirk DouglasVincent van Gogh
- Anthony QuinnPaul Gauguin
- James DonaldTheo van Gogh
- Pamela BrownChristine
- Everett SloaneDr. Gachet
- Niall MacGinnisRoulin
- Noel PurcellAnton Mauve
- Henry DaniellTheodorus van Gogh
- Madge KennedyAnna Cornelia van Gogh
- Jill BennettWillemien
- Lionel JeffriesDr. Peyron
- Laurence NaismithDr. Bosman
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Themes
suicideparis, francepaintingartistgraveearmelancholypainterbiographyhistorical figurearttorment











