The Mill and the Cross

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.

Cast

Rutger Hauer

Rutger Hauer

as Peter Bruegel

Charlotte Rampling

Charlotte Rampling

as Mary

Michael York

Michael York

as Nicolaes Jonghelinck

Joanna Litwin

Joanna Litwin

as Marijken Bruegel

Dorota Lis

Dorota Lis

as Saskia Jonghelinck

Bartosz Capowicz

Bartosz Capowicz

as Crucified

Mateusz Machnik

Mateusz Machnik

as Wheelfied

Marian Makula

Marian Makula

as Miller

Sylwia Szczerba

Sylwia Szczerba

as Netje

Wojciech Mierkulow

Wojciech Mierkulow

as Jan

Reviews

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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 ...

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