Based on the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence is the story of Charles Strickland, an English banker who walks away from a life of privilege to pursue his passion to become a painter.
Strickland leaves London for Paris and ultimately Tahiti.
The Moon and Sixpence is the story of the demands that can be placed on a tortured artistic soul and the lives that it touches.
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