Lust for Life (1956)
"He had a lust for life. Sometimes he was brutal, sometimes delicate – always he lived with insatiable passion!"
ThumbScore
👍 84%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 80%
(RT: 80%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
James Donald as Theo van Gogh
Everett Sloane as Dr. Gachet
Niall MacGinnis as Roulin
Noel Purcell as Anton Mauve
Is Lust for Life good?
Most people think so. 84% audience score, estimated from 210 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 80%.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
