Cinematic background from Lust for Life 1956 - An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure. Supported by his brother, Theo, the tormented Van Gogh eventually leaves Holland for France, where he meets volatile fellow painter Paul Gauguin and struggles to find greater inspiration.

Lust for Life

1956

Biography, Drama

Directors:
George Cukor, Vincente Minnelli
Writers:
Norman Corwin, Irving Stone
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Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A person looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man with a goatee and a beard looking into a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man standing in front of a painting holding a piece of paper in his hands; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – An old man playing pool in a dark room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man wearing a hat with candles on top of his head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man wearing a straw hat sitting next to a woman; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man and a woman are painting a picture; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man sitting at a table writing on a piece of paper with a pipe in his mouth; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man sitting at a table with some drawings; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man standing in a room with a backpack; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man with a bunch of hay in his hands; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – An oil painting of an open field under a cloudy sky; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man standing in front of a window looking at flowers in a vase; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man standing in front of a painting of a person; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A woman holding a tray of food at a restaurant; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A woman holding a child in her arms in a wooded area; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man standing in front of a painting of sunflowers; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man and a woman sitting on a blanket in the grass; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man sitting on top of a tree branch; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – An oil painting of a street scene with buildings and people; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man holding a candle in a dark room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A group of people sitting in a room with paintings; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A woman is painting a painting of a park; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man wearing a trench coat and a white dress shirt; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – An oil painting of an industrial area with smoke billowing out of the chimney; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man standing behind bars in a jail cell; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man with a hat on holding paintbrushes and a painting; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A group of people standing in front of each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – Two men sitting at a table in front of other people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – Two men are standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man with a beard wearing a black hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – An oil painting of an old man wearing a hat; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man and a woman sitting on the ground in the woods; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man in a top hat standing in front of a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – Two men sitting on a couch in front of a wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man sitting on top of a wooden cart in the middle of a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – Many paintings on the floor of this room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A person is painting flowers in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man sitting on a bench in front of a chalkboard; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man in a blue shirt is looking down; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A woman holding a baby in her arms; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – An older woman sitting at a dinner table with candles; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man standing next to a wall in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A group of people sitting in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A painting of an old church with a clock on the top of it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A group of people standing next to each other on a sidewalk; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – Two men in a room with paintings on the wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man is painting a picture near a bridge; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man standing on a set of stairs in a city; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – An old man reading a book to a group of children; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man standing in front of an open window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man in a suit and a bow tie in front of a painting; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – Two men are painting in an artist's studio; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man sitting in the grass painting a picture with a dog nearby; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man holding a baby while a woman watches; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man sitting at a table with a glass of red wine; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man and a woman are sitting in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – Two people in a field with an easel; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man standing in front of a row of curtains in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man sitting in a chair in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man standing in the middle of an open field; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A woman in a nun's outfit and a man in a blue shirt; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man carrying a television in a living room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A group of people standing outside of a restaurant; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – Two men standing in front of a table with cups on top of it; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man working on a machine in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man sitting at a table with a plate in front of him; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man sitting at a table with a vase of flowers in front of him; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man standing in front of a table in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man holding a piece of paper in his hands; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man in a suit and hat talking to another man in a suit and hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A painting of trees in the snow with a sky background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – Two men are fighting in a barn; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man and a woman sitting at a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – An older man and a younger woman are holding hands; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man looking at himself in the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A person holding a picture of a man in a kitchen; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man sitting in a chair next to a woman; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – Two people in a body of water near a bridge; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man with a goatee and beard leaning on a car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man sitting in a train with a bag in front of him; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A person sitting at a table with a glass of wine; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – Two men are standing in front of a brick wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man wearing a suit and a black tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A group of people sitting in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man is painting a picture on the easel on the beach; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man with a beard and a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man and a woman sitting at a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A group of people sitting at a table outside; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man standing next to a woman in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man standing next to a pile of bales of hay; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man laying on the ground in the grass; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A man standing on the balcony of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A woman standing in front of a chair in a room filled with paintings; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Lust for Life” (1956), directed by George Cukor – A large group of people wearing hats and smiling for the camera; Medium shot, High angle