At Eternity's Gate

PG-13

Released Nov 16, 2018

1 hr. 50 min.

Biography

History

Drama

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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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Critics Consensus

Led by mesmerizing work from Willem Dafoe in the central role, At Eternity's Gate intriguingly imagines Vincent Van Gogh's troubled final days.

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Logan D

An impressionist portrait of the final years of Vincent Van Gogh in Arles, France. Dafoe is a fine wine actor as his performances later in his career just get better and better. The film is an attempt to allow the audience to see the world as Vincent did and I think it succeeds.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/08/24

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Maddie M

The acting, script, and costuming were all excellent, but the filming techniques were super annoying. The overly shaky, hand-held camera thing was way over done. In addition, whenever the audience is meant to sense Van Gogh's unease & unraveling, the bottom half of the screen is blurred. This occurs way too often & seems both lazy & contrived. I'm a big Willem Dafoe fan though & he was great as per usual.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/08/24

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Richard W

Now, I think I know what you tried to say to me How you suffered for your sanity How you tried to set them free They would not listen, they're not listening still Perhaps they never will

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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Fel L

Love this guy very much. Deeply touching and visually perfect.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/24

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Me A

I don't think some viewers understand the purpose of this film. It doesn't have a plot in the traditional sense, and it's not meant to have one. It is a biographical experience through Van Gogh's eyes, through his love of nature, through his fear of being left alone with his hauntings, through his illness, and through the pain and beauty that was his mind. It's a gorgeously melancholic, artistic, vibrant journey of a troubled genius that is to be experienced, not a story with a point other than the vividness and tragedy of his life. His affliction is part of what make him and his painting so meaningful and prolific. I thought the film was excellent at portraying Vincent, not necessarily a biopic.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/24

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Alec B

There aren't any new revelations about Van Gogh here, but Schnabel's attempts to take us inside the man's mind do yield some beautiful sequences. And despite being way too old for the part, Dafoe is great.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/05/24

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Julian Schnabel

Director

Willem Dafoe

Vincent van Gogh

Rupert Friend

Theo van Gogh

Oscar Isaac

Paul Gauguin

Mads Mikkelsen

Priest

Mathieu Amalric

Doctor Paul Gachet

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Finds Willem Dafoe pulling off an acting tour de force as the deteriorating, emotionally and mentally unstable artist.

Rated: 4/4

Apr 9, 2021

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

It takes an impressive stance on the visuals.

Apr 3, 2019

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Graham Fuller

Sight & Sound

Haggardly embodied by Dafoe, Vincent is an ingenuous, socially alienated figure aghast at the suffering he must endure.

Apr 2, 2019

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

The gorgeous locales, Dafoe’s impassioned and affecting portrayal, the exquisite piano chords from Tatiana Lisovskaya score all work together to help us see things as Vincent sees them.

Rated: 4.5/5

Aug 19, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Mixes fact and fiction to provide a look at Van Gogh's tortured mental state during his final years.

Rated: 3/4

May 16, 2022

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Toussaint Egan

Polygon

At Eternity's Gate is a dreamlike work of art.

Oct 22, 2021

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Synopsis

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

Director: Julian Schnabel
Executive Producer: Nik Bower, François-Xavier Decraene, Nicolas Lhermitte, Deepak Nayar, Marc Schmidheiny, Thorsten Schumacher, Karl Spoerri
Screenwriter: Julian Schnabel, Jean-Claude Carrière, Louise Kugelberg
Distributor: CBS Films
Production Co: SPK Pictures, Iconoclast, Riverstone Pictures, Rahway Road
Rating: PG-13 (Some Thematic Content)
Genre: Biography, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 16, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 29, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.3M
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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