The Moon and Sixpence

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:film_adaptations
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:television_adaptation
gptkb:drama
gptkb:film
gptkb:stage_play
English
gptkbp:adaptation_year gptkb:1942
gptkb:1989
gptkb:2003
1950
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:opera
gptkb:play
gptkb:film
gptkbp:author gptkb:W._Somerset_Maugham
gptkbp:available_on gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
gptkbp:based_on the life of Paul Gauguin
novel by W. Somerset Maugham
gptkbp:box_office $1 million
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Albert_Lewin
gptkbp:character gptkb:Paul_Gauguin
gptkb:Charles_Strickland
gptkb:Blanche_St._John
gptkb:Duncan
gptkb:M._Chavasse
the narrator
Blanche Stroeve
Dirk Stroeve
Mrs. Strickland
gptkbp:character_development Strickland's isolation
Strickland's obsession
Strickland's transformation
gptkbp:character_voice an unnamed narrator
gptkbp:cinematography_by gptkb:Giuseppe_Rotunno
gptkbp:conflict art vs. society
personal desire vs. social obligation
Strickland's pursuit of art
Strickland's relationships
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired artists
inspired writers
inspired filmmakers
gptkbp:depicts artistic struggle
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Alberto_Lattuada
gptkbp:edited_by Carmen Frías
gptkbp:features impressionism
gptkbp:film_editing gptkb:George_Sanders
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkbp:follows the life of Paul Gauguin
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Fiction
gptkb:drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Moon and Sixpence
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:art_critics
modern literature
art movements
biographies of artists
subsequent films about artists
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Symbolism
gptkb:Post-Impressionism
gptkb:Realism
gptkb:Romanticism
gptkb:Impressionism
impressionist art
modernist literature
artistic movements
biographical films
art documentaries
Paul Gauguin's life
W. Somerset Maugham's experiences
biography of Paul Gauguin
the life of artists
gptkbp:influences modern literature
biographical fiction
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:Paul_Gauguin
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-141-18729-0
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:literary_devices gptkb:metaphor
gptkb:allegory
symbolism
imagery
foreshadowing
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Charles_Strickland
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Dmitri_Tiomkin
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person
third-person
gptkbp:notable_for its cinematography
its performances
its portrayal of obsession
its exploration of creativity
gptkbp:notable_quote “ The only thing that matters is the work.”
" The only thing that matters is the work."
" Art is a reflection of the artist."
" I have no use for the world."
gptkbp:page_count approximately 300
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:RKO_Pictures
gptkbp:published 1919
gptkbp:published_in 1919
gptkbp:publisher Heinemann
gptkbp:release_date December 1942
gptkbp:released gptkb:1942
gptkbp:runtime 90 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Ladislaus_Vajda
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:Tahiti
gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Tahiti
gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:starring gptkb:George_Sanders
gptkb:Gina_Lollobrigida
gptkbp:symbolism the moon
the sixpence
gptkbp:theme gptkb:art
gptkb:sacrifice
isolation
artistic freedom
pursuit of passion
gptkbp:translated_into multiple languages
gptkbp:won_award gptkb:Academy_Award_nomination
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:W._Somerset_Maugham
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dorothy_Lamour
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4