The Mill and the Cross (Mlyn i krzyz)

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An art movie about the 16th century's arts. It was based on the book of the same name which details the landscaper Pieter Bruegel's painting 'The Procession to Calvary'. A movie specially made for classical painting lovers.

The movie had very less talkings and everything should be learnt by watching the pictures which depicts painting like series of frames. So there's nothing m... read more

The story isn’t the point, nor is the dialog. The Mill & the Cross is a visual poem, a deep dive into one particular painting and making it come to fully realized life. Words don’t entirely matter in the face of such stunning imagery, and the film works best when you consider it as a fever-dream of swirling lights and colors.

The film stars Rutger Hauer as Pieter Bruegel the El... read more

Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel (Rutger Hauer) creates his 1564 masterpiece "The Procession to Calvary."