The Mill and the Cross

The Mill and the Cross

Behind every great painting lies an even greater story

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Release Date

3/18/2011

Runtime

96 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Polish

Budget

-

Revenue

$1,116,180

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A meditative immersion into a Renaissance painting that becomes a living, breathing world. The film blurs the boundary between observing art and inhabiting it, creating a hushed, reverent experience about artistic vision and spiritual weight.

Mood

ContemplativeWistfulMelancholic

Themes

Art and creationFaithMortality

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Meditative

Look

PainterlyFormalistNaturalistic

Structure

Framed flashback

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