Directed by Albert Lewin
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, VCI Entertainment)
A wealthy 40-year-old Englishman leaves his wife and children and moves to Paris to take up painting. He lives as a bum in a garret, hangs out in cafes and insults people whenever given the chance. He soon grows bored, so takes off to Tahiti to get away from mankind. Instead, he marries a 15-year-old native and lives in a hut where he has hired help to harvest the coconut crop and do all the work around the house. He comes down with leprosy, goes blind and dies. Supposedly based on the life of Paul Gauguin, it doesn't do much to help the reputation of artists as out-of-touch snobs. The narrative structure of the film is awkward: the story is told via multiple flashbacks and narration.
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