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At Eternity's Gate

At Eternity's Gate

Drama · History · 2018

Famed but tormented artist Vincent van Gogh spends his final years in Arles, France, painting masterworks of the natural world that surrounds him.

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At Eternity's Gate

“A Grain of Madness is the Best of Art”

2018 Drama · History 1h 51m

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7.0 / 10

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Famed but tormented artist Vincent van Gogh spends his final years in Arles, France, painting masterworks of the natural world that surrounds him.

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Directed by

Julian Schnabel

Written by

Julian Schnabel · Jean-Claude Carrière · Louise Kugelberg

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Vincent van Gogh

Rupert Friend

Rupert Friend

Theo van Gogh

Oscar Isaac

Oscar Isaac

Paul Gauguin

Mads Mikkelsen

Mads Mikkelsen

The Priest

Mathieu Amalric

Mathieu Amalric

Dr. Paul Gachet

Emmanuelle Seigner

Emmanuelle Seigner

Madame Ginoux

Niels Arestrup

Niels Arestrup

Madman

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.