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At Eternity's Gate

Play trailer 2:26 Poster for At Eternity's Gate PG-13 Released Nov 16, 2018 1h 50m Biography History Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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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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 Full Review Mark Kermode Kermode & Mayo's Film Review It takes an impressive stance on the visuals. Apr 3, 2019 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Toussaint Egan Polygon At Eternity's Gate is a dreamlike work of art. Oct 22, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jerry E Almost unwatchable because of the jerky, meaningless handheld camera movement, which philistines mistake for “art.” The “music” is a depressing cacophony of noise, leaving one with an impression of hopeless misery, with not a speck of the artist’s joyful eruption of creativity. Dafoe’s performance is wasted in this misfire by a self-indulgent and inept director. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/28/24 Full Review Demi D This was a brilliant movie. Willem Dafoe's acting was excellent. I really felt it ,really experienced it. It was quite heart breaking but so interesting. The way it was filmed was very expressive and intense. A perfect portrayal of Van Gogh and his life and art. I love this movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/13/24 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Fel L Love this guy very much. Deeply touching and visually perfect. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Producer
Jon Kilik
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
Runtime
1h 50m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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