Stunning Publicity Photographs Of Kirk Douglas As Vincent Van Gogh In "Lust For Life" (1956) !

Lust for Life (1956) is an imaginative and beautifully photographed film that vividly captures the genius and personal torment of Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh during the last 12 years of his life.








Kirk Douglas gives one of the most remarkable performances of his film career in the role of van Gogh. The actors effective portrayal of the anguished artist was rewarded with a best-actor award from the New York Film Critics Circle. However, the coveted Oscar eluded him the same year. That honor went to Yul Brynner for his portrayal of an egotistical monarch in The King and I.


The film's production company, MGM, had been interested in filming Lust for Life since 1934, when the book of the same name by Irving Stone was published. However, it wasnt until 1955 that the project was launched with John Houseman as producer and Vincente Minnelli as director. Houseman and Minnelli agreed that Douglas was the only man suited to play the role of van Gogh.


Houseman, Minnelli and Douglas had worked together previously in 1952 in The Bad and the Beautiful. It was during this production that the three had seriously discussed making Lust for Life.


Douglas, who bore a remarkable physical resemblance to van Gogh, took painting instruction from a French artist before filming of Lust for Life got under way.


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