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At Eternity's Gate

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Directed by Julian Schnabel
Produced by Jon Kilik
Written by Jean-Claude Carrière, Julian Schnabel, and Louise Kugelberg
With: Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, Oscar Isaac, Mads Mikkelsen, Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Niels Arestrup, Anne Consigny, Amira Casar, Vincent Perez, and Lolita Chammah
Cinematography: Benoît Delhomme
Editing: Julian Schnabel and Louise Kugelberg
Music: Tatiana Lisovkaia
Runtime: 111 min
Release Date: 29 March 2019
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
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Do we really need another Vincent van Gogh biopic? Well, Dafoe's deep commitment to the ecstasy, confusion, and belief of the artist in his final days make Schnabel's fragmented exploration worthwhile. Delhomme's intentionally frenetic camera frustrates but his lighting is superb.