The Mill and the Cross
2011 · Movie · 96 min · ★ 6.3 · 80% critics
Step into Pieter Bruegel’s painting and watch it come alive around you, as its creation is intertwined with the artist’s process. Presented by Lech Majewski, the film re-stages Procession to Calvary while telling the story of how that work was made.
Based on The Procession to Calvary
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Watch free on Kanopy and Hoopla — also streaming on Kino Film Collection.
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Details
- Original title
- Młyn i krzyż
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-03-18
- Language
- PL
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (111 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this immersive, art-led movie experience if you love painterly storytelling and visual atmosphere; Not for you if you prefer character-heavy plots with lots of dialogue, similar to Shattered Glass.
Pros: art-focused story; faithful to Bruegel’s look; vivid context | Cons: limited dialogue; dense structure; niche appeal
Themes
- painter
Cast & crew
Rutger Hauer
as Peter Bruegel
Charlotte Rampling
as Mary
Michael York
as Nicolaes Jonghelinck
- JL
Joanna Litwin
as Marijken Bruegel
- DL
Dorota Lis
as Saskia Jonghelinck
- BC
Bartosz Capowicz
as Crucified
- MM
Mateusz Machnik
as Wheelfied
Marian Makula
as Miller
- SS
Sylwia Szczerba
as Netje
- WM
Wojciech Mierkulow
as Jan
Directed by Lech Majewski