Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes77%
Metacritic80/100
113 audience votes
Key crew
- Lech MajewskiDirector
- Michael Francis GibsonScreenplay
- Lech MajewskiScreenplay
- Józef SkrzekOriginal Music Composer
- Lech MajewskiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Rutger HauerPeter Bruegel
- Charlotte RamplingMary
- Michael YorkNicolaes Jonghelinck
- Joanna LitwinMarijken Bruegel
- Dorota LisSaskia Jonghelinck
- Bartosz CapowiczCrucified
- Mateusz MachnikWheelfied
- Marian MakulaMiller
- Sylwia SzczerbaNetje
- Wojciech MierkulowJan
- Ruta KubasEsther
- Jan WartakSimon
Stills
Themes
painter