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Lust for Life

1956 · 122 min · Director: Vincente Minnelli ★ IMDb 7.3 · 13,319 ratings

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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.

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Lust for Life (1956) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Awe 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Awe. Genres: Drama, History. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Awe. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Dominant emotion: Tension

Empathy
Sadness
Tension
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 73 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 3′Hope42 %42 %27 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Empathy54 %54 %41 %28 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Sadness61 %61 %48 %31 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Hope56 %54 %35 %31 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Empathy55 %50 %36 %35 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Sadness54 %51 %44 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 40′Empathy49 %49 %43 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 46′Sadness48 %43 %36 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 52′Inspiration44 %34 %21 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 58′Hope44 %31 %14 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 64′Inspiration50 %34 %16 %33 %
57.5 %≈ 70′Tension51 %35 %16 %39 %
62.5 %≈ 76′Hope51 %31 %14 %41 %
67.5 %≈ 82′Tension56 %34 %21 %51 %
72.5 %≈ 88′Tension68 %51 %43 %68 %
77.5 %≈ 95′Tension76 %69 %61 %70 %
82.5 %≈ 101′Empathy70 %70 %60 %55 %
87.5 %≈ 107′Empathy57 %59 %45 %45 %
92.5 %≈ 113′Empathy61 %60 %50 %41 %
97.5 %≈ 119′Sadness77 %73 %72 %35 %
Icarus

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

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Everett Sloane

Dr. Gachet

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Madge Kennedy

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Madge Kennedy

Anna Cornelia van Gogh

LJ
Lionel Jeffries

Dr. Peyron

Laurence Naismith

Dr. Bosman

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Eric Pohlmann

Colbert

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Jeanette Sterke

Kay

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Toni Gerry

Johanna

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Claire Du Brey

Housekeeper

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Helen Van Tuyl

Elderly Customer

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Isobel Elsom

Mrs. Stricker

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David Horne

Rev. Peeters

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Noel Howlett

Commissioner Van Den Berghe

Details

Directed by
Vincente Minnelli
Written by
Irving Stone, Norman Corwin
Type
Movies
Released
1956
Runtime
122 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, History
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 13,319 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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