How long is Lust for Light (2025)?

Lust for Light (2025) is 40 min long.

What is Lust for Light (2025) about?

It is said that in the last year of his life in Provence, Vincent Van Gogh made one painting a day. This last year is the landscape of the film’s journey in Provence shot on 16mm by walking the land as Vincent did to paint his work. Vincent’s letters to his brother and friends act as a guide to the thoughts and feelings about life and painting. The experience of watching this landscape film meditation brings to life Vincent’s inner life and the actual land, sky, light, colors and movement of Provence that was the "prima materia" of Vincent's paintings and this film. Ferrera's film is guided by a question posed by Vincent in a letter to his Brother Theo “Can you tell what goes on within by looking at what happens without?” Filmed on 16mm and including segments using hand colored film - this movie is a beautiful meditation on color, light and the landscapes of Van Gogh’s work and his inner life.

Lust for Light (2025)

Name: Lust for Light (2025)
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025-09-28
Duration: 40

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How long is Lust for Light (2025)?: Lust for Light (2025) is 40 min long.

What is Lust for Light (2025) about?: It is said that in the last year of his life in Provence, Vincent Van Gogh made one painting a day. This last year is the landscape of the film’s journey in Provence shot on 16mm by walking the land as Vincent did to paint his work. Vincent’s letters to his brother and friends act as a guide to the thoughts and feelings about life and painting. The experience of watching this landscape film meditation brings to life Vincent’s inner life and the actual land, sky, light, colors and movement of Provence that was the "prima materia" of Vincent's paintings and this film. Ferrera's film is guided by a question posed by Vincent in a letter to his Brother Theo “Can you tell what goes on within by looking at what happens without?” Filmed on 16mm and including segments using hand colored film - this movie is a beautiful meditation on color, light and the landscapes of Van Gogh’s work and his inner life.