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 digital 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 cent...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Majewski, Lech, 1953- (Composer, Film director, Screenwriter)
Skrzek, Jozef (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Angelus Silesius (Firm)
Polskie Radio i Telewizja
Other Authors: Gibson, Michael, 1929-2017 (Screenwriter)
Hauer, Rutger, 1944-2019 (Actor)
Rampling, Charlotte, 1946- (Actor)
York, Michael, 1942- (Actor)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English, with optional English captions.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, [2014]
Subjects:
Bruegel, Pieter, > approximately 1525-1569. > Procession to Calvary > Drama.
Bruegel, Pieter, > approximately 1525-1569 > Drama.
Gibson, Michael, > 1929-2017 > Film adaptations.
Peasants > Flanders > Drama.
Persecution > Flanders > History > 16th century > Drama.
Flanders > Social life and customs > 16th century > Drama.
Flanders > Civilization > 16th century > Drama.
Historical films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource via Kanopy - MSU authorized users (kanopy)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (96 min.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
Mill and the cross
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Uses digital 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:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2010.
Adapted from a book by Michael Francis Gibson.
Call Number:PN1997.2 .M545 2014 Online
Credits:Music, Lech Majewski, Josef Skrzek ; editors, Eliot Ems, Norbert Rudzik ; cinematographers, Lech Majewski, Adam Sikora.
Cast:
Rutger Hauer, Charlotte Rampling, Michael York, Joanna Litwin, Dorota Lis, Bartosz Capowicz, Mateusz Machnik.
Source of Description:
Online resource; title from title frames (Kanopy, viewed February 25, 2022)