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Lust for Life

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

7.2(210)19562h 2m4

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.

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Released
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Language
English
  • suicide
  • paris, france
  • painting
  • artist
  • grave
  • ear
  • melancholy
  • painter
  • biography
  • historical figure
  • art
  • torment

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR15 Sept 1956
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereEdinburgh International Film Festival19 Aug 1956
    • Theatrical8 Mar 1957
  • AustraliaAU

    • Theatrical1 Nov 1956
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical30 Nov 1957
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical12 Mar 1957
  • BrazilBR

    • TV1626 Dec 1956
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical10 Oct 1957
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical4 Apr 1957
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU23 Jan 1957
    • TheatricalRe-release24 Nov 2004
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical12West Germany 20 Apr 1957
    • TheatricalEast Germany 7 Dec 1962
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical28 Feb 1963
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical2 Feb 1957

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Lust for Life was released on 15 September 1956.

Audience reviews

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    John Chard

    1/26/2020

    9/10

    Violence makes me sick. I have too much inside me, I'm afraid of it. Lust for Life is a biography film of revered painter Vincent Van Gogh. It is adapted from Irving Stone's fictionalized biography by Norman Corwin and stars Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn and James Donald. It's directed by Vincente Minnelli, cinematography is by Freddie Young and Russel Harlan and music is scored by Miklos Roza. This shines brig…

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