Review of Lust for Life (1956) by Guy H — 18 Feb 2014

Douglas' and Quinn's performances are all top notch, but Lust for Life suffers from a superficial analysis of the life of Van Gogh and disappointing direction from Minnelli.

This review of Lust for Life (1956) was written by Guy H on 18 Feb 2014.

Lust for Life has generally received positive reviews.

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By Aj V (1,538) on 14 Nov 2010

Douglas plays Van Gogh, and does a great job, if only the rest of the cast were as good as him, this would be a fantastic movie…

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By Charles S (1,252) on 20 Feb 2011

Hard to say anything new, except that the intro given by one of the DIA curators explained that at one point (while Van Gogh is in Paris),…

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By Matt L (1,239) on 14 Nov 2010

Douglas plays Van Gogh, and does a great job, if only the rest of the cast were as good as him, this would be a fantastic movie…

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By Edith N (976) on 22 Feb 2011

Even with excellent performances from Douglas and Quinn, the movie feels too melodramatic to be called a biopic…

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By Andrew G (1,437) on 26 May 2012

Kirk Douglas was born for this role. The film is beautifully composed with vibrant performances and a colorful mise-en-scen…

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By Art S (1,002) on 04 Jun 2017

Kirk Douglas takes a star turn as Vincent Van Gogh and there's a whole lot of emoting going on…

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By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 28 Mar 2018

Lust for Life features exhilarating scenes of Van Gogh at work, often set in the locations of some of his most famous paintings and punctuated…

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By Jose Luis M (587) on 20 Jan 2015

Apasionado biopic sobre la vida de Van Gogh con la siempre genial direcciÃ²n de Vicent Minelli…

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By Laura W (406) on 07 Nov 2010

Great film about an artist with Bipolar Disorder…

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By Julien E (242) on 24 Mar 2013

Un bon film intéressant, mais pas vraiment captivant. Un peu lent, un peu long. Krik Douglas joue un excellent Van Gogh…

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