Synopsis
What would it be like to step inside a great work of art, have it come alive around you, and even observe the artist as he sketches the very reality you are experiencing? From Lech Majewski, one of Poland's most acclaimed filmmakers, The Mill and the Cross is a cinematic re-staging of Pieter Bruegel's masterpiece "Procession to Calvary," presented alongside the story of its creation.
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Cast
- Rutger HauerPeter Bruegel
- Charlotte RamplingMary
- Michael YorkNicolaes Jonghelinck
- Joanna LitwinMarijken Bruegel
- Dorota LisSaskia Jonghelinck
- Bartosz CapowiczCrucified
- Mateusz MachnikWheelfied
- Marian MakulaMiller
- Sylwia SzczerbaNetje
- Wojciech MierkulowJan
Recommandations
- 100
Boxoffice Magazine
An investigation into Pieter Bruegel the Elder's painting "The Way to Calvary," Majewski's film is a stunning piece of art in its own right. - 91
The A.V. Club
While it's far from easy going, The Mill And The Cross is worth attempting for its stunning visuals alone. - 90
Village Voice
An extraordinary example of both art-historical interpretation and CGI as passport to unknown lands, The Mill and the Cross, based on a book by Michael Francis Gibson, is a moving-image tribute to the still image, with its ability to "wrestle the senseless moment to the ground." - 80
Variety
Neither conventional costume drama nor abstract objet d'art, this visually ravishing, surprisingly beguiling gamble won't fit any standard arthouse niche. Still it could prove the Polish helmer's belated international breakthrough. - 80
The New York Times
In this lush and hypnotic examination of a painter's work and the times in which he lived, Mr. Majewski presents an extended contemplation of the creative process itself. - 80
Time Out
Majewski's film is a dazzling master class in visual composition. - 75
Slant Magazine
Every bit as visceral an experience as Cave of Forgotten Dreams, and with a lead actor whose face radiates the same eternal quality as that of the late Klaus Kinski, The Mill and The Cross also feels a lot like live theater. - 75
New York Post
No description can do justice to The Mill and the Cross, which must be seen to be fully appreciated.
