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- Lust for Life may lack the depth, immediacy and horrifying reality of Irving Stone's novel, but it achieves what no other Van Gogh biopic has so far accomplished, which is to connect the power and poetry of Van Gogh's art with the fractured, angst-ridden identity of the artist himself.
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Lust for Life, Irving Stone's biographical novel about the life of Vincent Van Gogh, stands as the centerpiece of Kirk Douglas's acting career. After growing that beard which makes Douglas look hauntingly like the troubled Van Gogh, Douglas crafts a brilliant portrayal of this way too sensitive man.
This lauded drama depicts the life of revered Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh (Kirk Douglas). An intense and imaginative artist, Van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental...
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- Kirk Douglas
- Vincente Minnelli
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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.
Lust for Life: Directed by Vincente Minnelli, George Cukor. With Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, James Donald, Pamela Brown. The life of brilliant but tortured artist Vincent van Gogh.
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- Biography, Drama
- Vincente Minnelli, George Cukor
- 1956-11-30
Apr 21, 2011 · Minnelli’s biopic, Lust for Life, for which he won his second Supporting Actor Oscar, is one of Quinn’s best films. Part One of Five: Vincente Minnelli regarded Lust for Life as the toughest film challenge of his career.
Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jul 30, 2003. Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted measurement of quality for Movies & TV. The definitive site for Reviews,...
Throughout Lust for Life, Van Gogh, brilliantly portrayed by Kirk Douglas as a man forever on a knife-edge, struggles to explain himself to his family and to Anthony Quinn's Gauguin.