At Eternity's Gate

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At Eternity's Gate

PG-13

Released Nov 16, 2018

1h 50m

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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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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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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

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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

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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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Julian Schnabel

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Vincent van Gogh

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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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