LUST FOR LIFE: A ADAPTAÇÃO DA BIOGRAFIA DE VINCENT VAN GOGH EM DIFERENTES MÍDIAS

Abstract

The Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), one of the most prominent artists in the West, arouses great interest among the public not only in his work but also in his personal life. In 1934, one of the most important biographical fictions about the Dutch artist was published by Irving Stone, an American writer, this work inspired the creation of a film of the same name directed by Vincent Minelli and released in 1956, becoming one of the most recognized biographies to this day. about the Dutch painter.In this paper a discussion will be presented about the film Lust for Life (1956) and the homonymous work that inspired it, published by the American writer Irving Stone in 1934, as well as reflections on cinematographic adaptation in the 1950s. As a theoretical basis, we will use important literary theorists such as Eagleton (2006) and Candido (2011), as well as studies on biographies developed by Levi (1989) and Bourdieu (1996), as well as discussing aspects of film adaptation presented in the research of Stam (2008), Hutcheon (2013) among others.