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At Eternity’s Gate
Director: Julian Schnabel (“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” “Before Night Falls”)
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Oscar Isaac, Rupert Friend, Niels Arestrup
Details: Dafoe as van Gogh? An unexpected piece of casting for “The Diving Bell And The Butterfly” director Julian Schnabel’s new film which explores the time in the famed Dutch post-impressionist artist’s life when was in Arles and Auvers-sur-Oise, France. Also onboard are Oscar Isaac as fellow artist Paul Gaugin, and Rupert Friend and van Gogh’s physician Dr. Gachet.
The story explores the creativity and the sacrifices he made to produce the masterpieces that are instantly recognizable around the world today. Schnabel says it’s very much his interpretation of van Gogh’s life and an artists relationship with history as opposed to an accurate biographical account – which would explain the age difference and how 62-year-old Dafoe can play van Gogh who died at the age of 37.
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