Gates of Heaven
1978 · Movie · 83 min
★ 7.1(110)unSUB Rating
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
- TMDB rating (input)
- 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