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Lust for Life
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.
November 11, 1915 in El Paso, Texas, USA
14 December 1908, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK
24 June 1926, Utah, USA
31 August 1892, Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, USA
24 July 1916, New York City, New York, USA
29 March 1913, Dublin, Ireland
8 July 1917, London, England, UK
31 December 1896, Bromyard, England, UK
13 August 1903, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
14 September 1928, USA
25 May 1950, Los Angeles, California, USA
January 28, 2006
The movie, attractive as it may be, never 'breaks through the iron wall' between what is felt and what is expressed, the very wall that van Gogh himself strove to overcome.
July 18, 2009
Horrifying - but informative - tragic biography of Van Gogh, with a look at his painting technique and location filming of the places he lived.
April 25, 2009
A competently made and acted biopic on the Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh (Kirk Douglas), that's nevertheless uninspiring.
April 03, 2011
One of Minnelli's best pictures, a visually stunning portrait of Van Gogh, splendidly played by Kirk Douglas