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Lust for Life (1956)

Lust for Life (1956)

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He had a lust for life. Sometimes he was brutal, sometimes delicate – always he lived with insatiable passion!

Release Date: 1956, September 15
Directors: Vincente Minnelli
Countries: United States of America
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Claire Du Brey, William Phipps, Eric Pohlmann, George J. Lewis, James Donald, Henry Daniell, Laurence Naismith, Pamela Brown, Anthony Quinn, Noel Howlett, Everett Sloane

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.

Keywords:

biography suicide dramatic grave painter serious intense 19th century paris, france thoughtful tragic compassionate somber sentimental melancholy philosophical painting artist ear historical figure art torment impressionist