At Eternity's Gate

At Eternity's Gate

Geniuses are rarely recognized as alive. As a rule, their creativity lies beyond the boundaries of any time - it is eternal. Very often, their generation cannot understand everything that geniuses put into their brainchild. Not finding understanding, they can go into a vortex of alcohol, simply lose their mind or end their lives by suicide. One such genius was undoubtedly Vincent Van Gogh. He was a man who could not help but create. People, seeing his paintings, could not understand the whole essence, did not want to understand the vision of a genius. Van Gogh drank a lot, did strange things and was considered by many to be crazy. Only the closest friends, such as Paul Gauguin, could say that Vincent is a true genius who will go down in history. Read more Julian Schnabel, who is known for the projects "Basquiat" (1996), "Until Nightfall" (2000), "The Spacesuit and the Butterfly" (2007), directed the film. Willem Dafoe played the main role of Vincent Van Gogh in the film. The actor previously participated in the creation of the films "Platoon" (1986, nominated for an "Oscar"), "Saints from the Boondocks" (1999), "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014). The film also stars: Oscar Isaac ("Buddy of Lies" (2008), "Agora" (2009), "WE: We Believe in Love" (2011)), Rupert Friend ("The Debauchee" (2004), "Young Victoria" (2008), "Lullaby for Pi" (2010)), Mads Mikkelsen ("Casino Royale" (2006), "The Hunt" (2012), TV series "Hannibal"). The premiere of the film took place on September 3, 2018 at the Venice Film Festival, Italy. Film critics on the site https://www.metacritic.com rated the film 78/100, and https://www.rottentomatoes.com has 76% positive reviews (28/37).