Lust for Life

Year: 1956

Country: USA

Tagline: THE MOST REVEALING LIFE-INSPIRED STORY EVER FILMED! (original print ad - all caps)  »

Plot: Vincent Van Gogh is the archetypical tortured artistic genius. His obsession with painting, combined with mental illness, propels him through an unhappy life full of failures and unrewarding relationships. He fails at being a preacher to coal miners. He fails in his relationships with women. He earns some respect among his fellow painters, especially Paul Gauguin, but he does not get along with them. He only manages to sell one painting in his lifetime. The one constant good in his life is his brother Theo, who is unwavering in his moral and financial support.The film depicts the life of brilliant but tortured Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh (Kirk Douglas) and his obsessive devotion to his art that engulfs, consumes and finally destroys him.

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