Gates of Heaven
1978 · Movie · 83 min · ★ 6.8 · 85% critics
This documentary visits pet burial grounds in California and listens closely to the people who run them and the owners who come to mourn. Through candid interviews, it becomes a thoughtful, sometimes funny look at grief, love, and how ordinary people talk about mortality and meaning.
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Details
- Years
- 1978
- Release date
- 1978-10-01
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (110 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like offbeat, talk-heavy documentaries that find humor and tenderness in everyday people and big themes; Not for you if you want a fast pace or clear answers like The Thin Blue Line.
Pros: poignant and quirky; thoughtful interviews; surprising humor | Cons: slow and meandering; limited scope; not much point
Themes
- pet
- pet cemetery
- napa valley
Cast & crew
- LB
Lucille Billingsley
as Herself
- ZG
Zella Graham
as Herself
- CH
Cal Harberts
as Himself
- DH
Dan Harberts
as Himself
- PH
Phil Harberts
as Himself
- SH
Scottie Harberts
as Himself
- MK
Mike Koewler
as Himself
- FM
Floyd McClure
as Himself
- EQ
Ed Quye
as Himself
- FR
Florence Rasmussen
as Herself
Directed by Errol Morris