Introduction

Introduction

Minelli’s 1956 film Lust for life and Ron Howards 2001 A beautiful mind both depict the harsh realism of mental illness. Lust for life tells the story of Vincent Van Gogh’s struggles during his short life whilst on the other hand A beautiful Mind brings the point of view of John Nash mental illness to light. These films perfectly portray two different ways of viewing mental illness, Minelli’s focuses on an outside view of the life of Vincent Van Gogh whilst Howards focus on putting the audience into the perspective of John Nash showing the experiences and episodes he went through.