When Gauguin (Anthony Quinn) splits the scene in Arles, we know he made the right decision and wish we could go with him. There’s his disastrous attempt to minister to the poor, his passion for a cousin who found him disgusting, his desperate pursuit of Paul Gauguin’s friendship, mutilation of his ear, and so on.Ībout halfway through, it seems that the 122-minute film will never end.
To watch the familiar episodes of Van Gogh’s depressing life is like viewing a noisy parade of his greatest hits. The fundamental problem with “Lust for Life” at this point is that the process of turning an artist into a heroically failed personality is so predictable, it’s boring.
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