Lust For Life (1956)
Directed by Vincente Minnelli · Cinematography by Russell Harlan, Freddie Young
Approved122 min64 frames
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He had a lust for life. Sometimes he was brutal, sometimes delicate – always he lived with insatiable passion!
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What is Lust For Life about?
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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What does the cinematography of Lust For Life look like?
Sampled across 64 frames, the coverage of Lust For Life leans on medium shots (42% of the sample) and wide compositions (41%). Cinematographer Russell Harlan keeps 69% of it in soft, naturalistic light. This is largely a daylight film — 64% of the frames play in daylight. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 63% of the frames.
What is the color palette of Lust For Life?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Lust For Life (1956) are #36322c, #8a7c70, #534e48, #4b392e, #13100e, #8c7155 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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