The Moon And Sixpence

Charles Strickland, a conventional stockbroker, abandons his wife and children for Paris and Tahiti, to live his life as a painter. Inspired by the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence is at once a satiric caricature of Edwardian conventions and a vivid portrayal of the mentality of a genius.

Charles Strickland, un agent de bursa conventional, isi abandoneaza sotia si copiii pentru Paris si Tahiti, pentru a-si trai viata de pictor. Inspirat din viata lui Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence este in acelasi timp o caricatura satirica a conventiilor edwardiene si o portretizare vie a mentalitatii unui geniu.