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Lust for Life
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*Lust for Life* is a 1956 American biographical drama film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Directed by Vincente Minnelli and George Cukor, the black-and-white movie stars Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, James Donald, and Pamela Brown. The screenplay was written by Norman Corwin and Irving Stone, with music composed by Miklós Rózsa. John Houseman served as producer, while Russell Harlan and Q965659 were the directors of photography. The film depicts Vincent van Gogh and is set in the Netherlands.
The film has a runtime of 122 minutes and was released in the United States on various dates in 1956. It received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and was recognized by the National Board of Review as one of its Top Ten Films. Additional nominations included Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. The film holds an IMDb rating of 7.3 based on 13,154 votes, a Metascore of 68, and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 80%.
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7.2An 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.
Cast
- Kirk Douglas as Vincent van Gogh
- Anthony Quinn as Paul Gauguin
- James Donald as Theo van Gogh
- Pamela Brown as Christine
- Everett Sloane as Dr. Gachet
- Niall MacGinnis as Roulin
Themes
- suicide
- paris, france
- painting
- artist
- grave
- ear
- melancholy
- painter
- biography
- historical figure
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
12,654 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
79%
Metacritic
68/100
- Year
- 1956
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 6 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Vincente Minnelli
- Screenplay by
- Norman Corwin
- Based on
- Lust for Life , 1934 novel, by Irving Stone
- Produced by
- John Houseman
- Starring
- Kirk Douglas , Anthony Quinn , James Donald
- Cinematography
- Russell Harlan , F. A. Young
- Edited by
- Adrienne Fazan
- Music by
- Miklós Rózsa
- Distributed by
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Release date
- September 17, 1956 ( 1956-09-17 )
- Running time
- 122 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $3,227,000
- Box office
- $2,695,000 (rentals)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Vincent van Gogh
- Depicts
- Vincent van Gogh
- Director
- George Cukor
- Screenwriter
- Irving Stone
- Cast member
- Jeanette Sterke
- Composer
- Miklós Rózsa
- Producer
- John Houseman
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Freddie Young
- Narrative location
- Netherlands
- Duration
- 122
- FilmAffinity ID
- 440402
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Lust for Life (1956) trailer 3.jpg
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- publication date
- 1967-01-11
- Commons category
- Lust for Life (film)
- film editor
- Adrienne Fazan
- title
- Lust for Life
- color
- black-and-white
- production designer
- E. Preston Ames
- distributed by
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- costume designer
- Walter Plunkett
- review score
- 80%
- characters
- Émile Bernard
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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