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Lust for Life (film)
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Lust for Life DVD cover
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| Directed by | Vincente Minnelli George Cukor (uncredited - supervised one retake) |
| Produced by | John Houseman |
| Written by | Irving Stone (novel) Norman Corwin |
| Starring | Kirk Douglas Anthony Quinn James Donald |
| Music by | Miklós Rózsa |
| Cinematography | Russell Harlan |
| Editing by | Adrienne Fazan |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release dates | September 17, 1956 |
| Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,227,000[1] |
| Box office | $2,695,000[1][2] |
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, Pamela Brown, Everett Sloane, and Anthony Quinn, who won an Oscar for his performance as Van Gogh's fast friend and rival Paul Gauguin.[3]
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[hide]Plot[edit]
Vincent van Gogh's obsessive devotion to his art engulfs, consumes, and finally destroys him. He fails at a religious career and then as a social activist in a coal mining town, returns home to his father's house where he is rejected by a woman he obsessively loves, takes up with a prostitute who leaves because he is too poor, and discovers painting, which he pursues while agonizing that his vision exceeds his ability to execute. His brother, Theo van Gogh, provides financial and moral support, while Vincent lives off and on with the critical Paul Gauguin. Vincent begins experiencing hallucinations and seizures and voluntarily commits himself to a mental institution. He signs himself out, and with Theo's help, returns to a rural area to paint, where he ultimately shoots himself in despair of never being able to put what he sees on canvas. [3]Cast[edit]
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About the depiction of Van Gogh's art[edit]
In relation to van Gogh's art in Lust for Life, two hundred enlarged colour photos were used representing Vincent’s completed canvases; these were in addition to copies that were executed by an American art teacher, Robert Parker. In preparation for the film, Kirk Douglas practiced painting crows so that he could reasonably imitate van Gogh at work.[4]Academy Awards[edit]
- Actor in a Supporting Role: Anthony Quinn
- Nominations
- Best Actor: Kirk Douglas
- Best Art Direction (Color): Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Hans Peters, Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, F. Keogh Gleason
- Best Writing (Screenplay--Adapted): Norman Corwin
Reception[edit]
New York Times critic Bosley Crowther praised the film's conception, acting and color scheme, noting the design team "consciously made the flow of color and the interplay of compositions and hues the most forceful devices for conveying a motion picture comprehension of van Gogh."[7] Variety said, "This is a slow-moving picture whose only action is in the dialog itself." [8]Box Office[edit]
According to MGM records, the film earned $1,595,000 in the US and Canada and $1.1 elsewhere resulting in a loss of $2,072,000.[1]Companion short film[edit]
MGM produced a short film Van Gogh: Darkness Into Light, narrated by Dore Schary and showing the European locations used for the filming, to promote Lust for Life. In the film, a 75-year-old woman from Auvers-sur-Oise (not Jeanne Calment, who lived in Arles several hundred km to the south), who claims to have known Van Gogh when she was a young girl, meets star Kirk Douglas, and comments on how much he looks like the painter. This short promotional film is shown on Turner Classic Movies occasionally. At the start and ending of the film, the creators list and thank a number of galleries, collectors, and historians who allowed the works of Van Gogh to be photographed for the film.References[edit]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- Jump up ^ Domestic take see "Top Grosses of 1957", Variety, 8 January 1958: 30
- ^ Jump up to: a b http://www.allmovie.com/work/lust-for-life-30494
- Jump up ^ Walker, John. (July 1990) Vincent van Gogh films: Of cypresses and sunflowers [1], Monthly Film Bulletin/artdesigncafe. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- Jump up ^ "The 29th Academy Awards (1956) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
- Jump up ^ "NY Times: Lust for Life". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- Jump up ^ Bosley Crowther, "Lust for Life" review, The New York Times, September 18, 1956 http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9901E4DB173EE23BBC4052DFBF66838D649EDE
- Jump up ^ Staff review, "Lust for Life", Variety, December 31, 1955 http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117792815?refcatid=31
External links[edit]
- Lust for Life at the Internet Movie Database
- Lust for Life at the TCM Movie Database
- Lust for Life at AllMovie
- Van Gogh: Darkness Into Light at the Internet Movie Database, a short companion film
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Categories:
- English-language films
- 1956 films
- 1950s drama films
- American films
- American drama films
- Biographical films about artists
- Depictions of Vincent van Gogh
- Films based on novels
- Films directed by Vincente Minnelli
- Films featuring a Best Drama Actor Golden Globe winning performance
- Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award winning performance
- Films set in the 19th century
- Films set in France
- Films set in the Netherlands
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
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