{"id":81380,"date":"2022-02-20T18:32:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T01:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81380"},"modified":"2022-08-16T22:05:30","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T05:05:30","slug":"lust-for-life-1956","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81380","title":{"rendered":"Lust for Life (1956)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I want to create things that touch people.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Poster-195x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-81382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Poster-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Poster-175x270.png 175w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Poster.png 653w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter a brief career as a minister in a Belgian mining community, troubled young Vincent Van Gogh (Kirk Douglas) returns home to his parents (Henry Daniell and Madge Kennedy) and obsessively but unsuccessfully tries to court his beautiful widowed cousin (Jeanette Sterke). After receiving art supplies from his supportive cousin <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anton_Mauve\">Anton Mauve<\/a> (Noel Purcell), Vincent begins his career as an artist, living for a while with a former prostitute (Pamela Brown), then requesting help from his art-dealing brother <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Theo_van_Gogh_(art_dealer)\">Theo<\/a> (James Brown), who eventually ends up paying painter <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Gauguin\">Paul Gaugin<\/a> (Anthony Quinn) to live with Vincent; but can Vincent&#8217;s mental challenges be kept at bay while he continues to practice and refine his art?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anthony Quinn Films<\/li>\n<li>Artists<\/li>\n<li>Biopics<\/li>\n<li>Henry Daniell Films<\/li>\n<li>Kirk Douglas Films<\/li>\n<li>Mental Breakdown<\/li>\n<li>Niall MacGinnis Films<\/li>\n<li>Obsessive Love<\/li>\n<li>Vincente Minnelli Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nVincente Minnelli directed this beautifully vibrant homage &#8212; based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lust_for_Life_(novel)\">1934 novel by Irving Stone<\/a> &#8212; to the life and art of Vincent Van Gogh. Kirk Douglas (who was told early on that he looked like Van Gogh &#8212; he does) is perfectly cast as the tortured but gifted young artist who so clearly wants to do good in the world &#8212; and who recognizes that his own intensities are simultaneously what drive him and get in his way. It&#8217;s heartbreaking watching Van Gogh first be rejected from mainstream ministry work: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Ministry.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Ministry-1024x393.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"246\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Ministry-1024x393.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Ministry-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Ministry-128x49.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Ministry-768x295.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Ministry-1536x589.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Ministry-604x232.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Ministry.png 1655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; then by his understandably overwhelmed cousin (Sterke), who recognizes that Vincent&#8217;s obsessive love is more than she can manage: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Sterke2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Sterke2-1024x396.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"248\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Sterke2-1024x396.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Sterke2-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Sterke2-128x49.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Sterke2-768x297.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Sterke2-1536x593.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Sterke2-604x233.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Sterke2.png 1649w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re happy for Vincent when he meets a like-minded soul in Brown, who he&#8217;s able to live and paint with for at least a while: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-Beach.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-Beach-1024x390.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"244\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-Beach-1024x390.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-Beach-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-Beach-128x49.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-Beach-768x293.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-Beach-1536x586.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-Beach-604x230.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-Beach.png 1655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; though the eventual dissolution of their partnership is painful to watch, too. Thankfully, Vincent&#8217;s caring brother Theo is a consistent source of quiet sustenance: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Theo2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Theo2-1024x401.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"251\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Theo2-1024x401.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Theo2-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Theo2-128x50.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Theo2-768x301.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Theo2-1536x602.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Theo2-604x237.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Theo2.png 1657w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and we remain grateful for everything he did to help make Vincent&#8217;s life easier while he could. His hiring of Gaugin to &#8220;babysit&#8221; Vincent leads to yet more heartwrenching scenes, culminating in Vincent&#8217;s infamous slicing off of his own ear: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Bandage.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Bandage-1024x395.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Bandage-1024x395.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Bandage-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Bandage-128x49.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Bandage-768x297.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Bandage-1536x593.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Bandage-604x233.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Bandage.png 1655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vincent&#8217;s personal recognition and insistence that he will be safest in a sanitorium makes us grateful for the self-preservation he possessed, at least for a while (Marion Ross of &#8220;Happy Days&#8221; fame plays the nun below): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Wheat-Fields.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Wheat-Fields-1024x394.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"246\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Wheat-Fields-1024x394.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Wheat-Fields-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Wheat-Fields-128x49.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Wheat-Fields-768x295.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Wheat-Fields-1536x590.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Wheat-Fields-604x232.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Wheat-Fields.png 1647w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most marvelous about this picture, however, are Minnelli&#8217;s successful attempts to show us Van Gogh working on dozens of his best known pieces, across a variety of landscapes and scenarios (below, Everett Sloane portrays <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Gachet\">Dr. Paul Gachet<\/a>, who &#8216;treated&#8217; Vincent during his last years of life): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Hay.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Hay-1024x392.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"245\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Hay-1024x392.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Hay-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Hay-128x49.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Hay-768x294.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Hay-1536x588.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Hay-604x231.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Hay.png 1653w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Doctor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Doctor-1024x398.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"249\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Doctor-1024x398.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Doctor-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Doctor-128x50.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Doctor-768x298.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Doctor-1536x597.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Doctor-604x235.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Doctor.png 1645w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also a joy to hear so much smart dialogue about art and colors, as when Vincent is explaining his process to Gaugin, who utilizes a different approach: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;When I paint the sun, I want the people to feel it revolving &#8212; giving off light and heat. When I paint a peasant, I want to feel the sun pouring into him like it does into the corn&#8230; Look, Paul: when I painted &#8216;The Night Cafe&#8217; I tried to show evil, the most violent passions of humanity. I painted it blood red and dark yellow, and a green billiard table in the middle, four lemon-yellow lamps with a glare of orange and green in an atmosphere of pale sulfur, like a furnace. I tried to show a place where a man can ruin himself &#8212; go mad &#8212; commit a crime.&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-When-I-Paint-the-Sun.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-When-I-Paint-the-Sun-1024x392.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"245\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-When-I-Paint-the-Sun-1024x392.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-When-I-Paint-the-Sun-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-When-I-Paint-the-Sun-128x49.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-When-I-Paint-the-Sun-768x294.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-When-I-Paint-the-Sun-1536x588.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-When-I-Paint-the-Sun-604x231.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-When-I-Paint-the-Sun.png 1659w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The film&#8217;s closing image, gradually panning out to see the scope of much of Van Gogh&#8217;s work: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Collage.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Collage-1024x400.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Collage-1024x400.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Collage-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Collage-128x50.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Collage-768x300.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Collage-1536x600.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Collage-604x236.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Collage.png 1657w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; is an especially fitting and touching finale to this fine biopic. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kirk Douglas as Vincent Van Gogh<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Self-Portrait.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Self-Portrait-1024x395.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"247\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Self-Portrait-1024x395.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Self-Portrait-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Self-Portrait-128x49.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Self-Portrait-768x296.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Self-Portrait-1536x592.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Self-Portrait-604x233.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Self-Portrait.png 1657w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Strong supporting performances<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Theo3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Theo3-1024x397.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"248\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Theo3-1024x397.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Theo3-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Theo3-128x50.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Theo3-768x298.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Theo3-1536x596.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Theo3-604x234.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Theo3.png 1657w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Gaugin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Gaugin-1024x399.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"249\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Gaugin-1024x399.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Gaugin-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Gaugin-128x50.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Gaugin-768x299.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Gaugin-1536x598.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Gaugin-604x235.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Gaugin.png 1651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Brown-Baby.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Brown-Baby-1024x387.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"242\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Brown-Baby-1024x387.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Brown-Baby-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Brown-Baby-128x48.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Brown-Baby-768x291.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Brown-Baby-1536x581.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Brown-Baby-604x229.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Brown-Baby.png 1652w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Excellent use of location shooting<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-1024x394.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"246\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-1024x394.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-128x49.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-768x295.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-1536x591.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-604x232.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting.png 1651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Freddie Young&#8217;s phenomenal cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Nun.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Nun-1024x408.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"255\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Nun-1024x408.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Nun-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Nun-128x51.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Nun-768x306.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Nun-1536x612.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Nun-604x240.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Nun.png 1645w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-Still-1024x396.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"248\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-81395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-Still-1024x396.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-Still-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-Still-128x50.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-Still-768x297.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-Still-1536x594.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-Still-604x234.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lust-for-Life-Painting-Still.png 1651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a fine biopic. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0049456\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4725lust.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1956\/09\/18\/archives\/screen-colorfull-life-of-van-gogh-lust-for-life-tells-story-through.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/291\/lust-for-life#articles-reviews?articleId=31554\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/lust-for-life\/review\/2030277866\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I want to create things that touch people.&#8221; Synopsis: After a brief career as a minister in a Belgian mining community, troubled young Vincent Van Gogh (Kirk Douglas) returns home to his parents (Henry Daniell and Madge Kennedy) and obsessively but unsuccessfully tries to court his beautiful widowed cousin (Jeanette Sterke). After receiving art supplies from his supportive cousin Anton Mauve (Noel Purcell), Vincent begins his career as an artist, living for a while with a former prostitute (Pamela Brown),&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81380\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=81380"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86266,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81380\/revisions\/86266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=81380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=81380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}