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Sun Apr 19, 2020, 06:35 PM Apr 2020

Van Gogh Film: 'At Eternity's Gate' (2018) Willem Dafoe [View all]



Trailer. (Roger Ebert) At Eternity’s Gate” is a fascinating fusion of a trio of artists: subject Vincent Van Gogh, performer Willem Dafoe, and filmmaker Julian Schnabel. Far less concerned with traditional biopic beats that seek to hit the high points of a famous life, the director of “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” delivers a film more interested in philosophy and process than product.
And rarely has a film been more of a singular showcase for a performer. Schnabel’s camera is often moving and often in close-up, as if the filmmaker is trying to find the magic in Dafoe’s performance in the same way that Van Gogh tried to find the magic in a landscape he was painting...https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/at-eternitys-gate-2018



The Sower (after Millet) by Van Gogh, 1890.



The Yellow House by Van Gogh, 1888.



Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear by Van Gogh, 1889.



Portrait of Van Gogh, Painter of Sunflowers by Paul Gauguin, 1888.
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