The mill & the cross / a film by Lech Majewski ; an Angelus Silesius production ; co-produced by Telewizja Polska [and others] ; written by Michael Francis Gibson & Lech Majewski ; directed and produced by Lech Majewski.

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Uses digial effects and immersive period detail to transport viewers inside Pieter Bruegel's famous 1564 painting, The way to Calvary, where Bruegel himself tours the canvas discussing the various images and the meanings behind them, allowing viewers to experience daily life in turbulent 16th centur...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Angelus Silesius (Firm)
Polskie Radio i Telewizja
Kino Lorber, Inc
Other Authors: Gibson, Michael, 1929-2017
Majewski, Lech, 1953-
Hauer, Rutger, 1944-2019
Rampling, Charlotte, 1946-
York, Michael, 1942-
Skrzek, Jozef
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2012]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Bruegel, Pieter, > approximately 1525-1569. > Procession to Calvary > Drama.
Bruegel, Pieter, > approximately 1525-1569 > Drama.
Peasants > Flanders > Drama.
Persecution > Flanders > History > 16th century > Drama.
Flanders > Social life and customs > 16th century > Drama.
Flanders > Civilization > 16th century > Drama.
Historical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings.
Genre:
Drama.
Historical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Mill and the cross.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Uses digial effects and immersive period detail to transport viewers inside Pieter Bruegel's famous 1564 painting, The way to Calvary, where Bruegel himself tours the canvas discussing the various images and the meanings behind them, allowing viewers to experience daily life in turbulent 16th century Flanders.
Note:Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2011, copyright 2010.
Adapted from a book by Michael Francis Gibson.
Special features: The world according to Bruegel (documentary about the making of The mill & the cross); interview with Lech Majewski; trailers; stills gallery.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CX4 D0139912 VideoDVD
PN1997 .M555 2012 VideoDVD
ISBN:9786314572716
6314572711
Credits:Music, Lech Majewski, Josef Skrzek ; editors, Eliot Ems, Norbert Rudzik ; cinematographers, Lech Majewski, Adam Sikora.
System Details:DVD ; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Cast:
Rutger Hauer, Charlotte Rampling, Michael York.