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At Eternity's Gate

At Eternity's Gate

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At Eternity's Gate

"A Grain of Madness is the Best of Art"

2018

1h 51m

7.0(1614 votes)

Drama

History

Overview

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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Iconoclast

Riverstone Pictures

RocketScience

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Vincent van Gogh

Rupert Friend

Rupert Friend

Theo van Gogh

Oscar Isaac

Oscar Isaac

Paul Gauguin

Mads Mikkelsen

Mads Mikkelsen

The Priest

Mathieu Amalric

Mathieu Amalric

Dr. Paul Gachet

Emmanuelle Seigner

Emmanuelle Seigner

Madame Ginoux

Niels Arestrup

Niels Arestrup

Madman

Anne Consigny

Anne Consigny

Teacher

Amira Casar

Amira Casar

Johanna van Gogh-Bonger

Vincent Perez

Vincent Perez

The Director

Creative team

Directed by: Julian Schnabel
Written by: Jean-Claude Carrière
Julian Schnabel
Produced by: Jon Kilik

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