The Mill and the Cross

“Behind every great painting lies an even greater story”

6.3(110)20111h 36m

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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.

Director

Lech Majewski

Revenue

$1.1M

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Cast

Rutger Hauer

Peter Bruegel

Charlotte Rampling

Mary

Michael York

Nicolaes Jonghelinck

Joanna Litwin

Marijken Bruegel

Dorota Lis

Saskia Jonghelinck

Bartosz Capowicz

Crucified

Mateusz Machnik

Wheelfied

Marian Makula

Miller

Sylwia Szczerba

Netje

Wojciech Mierkulow

Jan

Ruta Kubas

Esther

Jan Wartak

Simon

Reviews

1 review

tmdb28039023

3y ago

6.0

The Mill and the Cross is one of the best biopics about a painter — or, for that matter, any artist — because it concerns itself less with the painter and more with his work; that is, it knows that the 'what' and 'how' matter more than the 'who.' That’s not to say that the creator doesn’t count for anything; what I mean is that the every artist’s autobiography is recorded in their work (and th...