The Mill & The Cross DVD 2011 Malom és Kereszt / Directed by Lech Majewski / Starring: Rutger Hauer, Charlotte Rampling, Michael York

UPC 5999546337679

MADE IN EU

REGION 2 PAL DVD

Audio: English 5.1

Subtitles: Hungarian

Total Runtime: 92 minutes

English Summary:

The Mill and the Cross (Polish: Młyn i krzyż) is a 2011 drama film directed by Lech Majewski and starring Rutger Hauer, Charlotte Rampling and Michael York. It is inspired by Pieter Bruegel the Elder's 1564 painting The Procession to Calvary, and based on Michael Francis Gibson's book The Mill and the Cross. The film was a Polish-Swedish co-production. Filming on the project wrapped in August 2009. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2011.

The film focuses on a dozen of the 500 characters depicted in Bruegel's painting. It consists of a series of vignettes depicting everyday peasant life, interspersed with monologues from some of the principal characters, including Bruegel explaining the structure and symbolism of his painting. The theme of Christ's suffering is set against religious persecution in Flanders in 1564. 

Hungarian Summary:

Cast / Szereplők:

• Rutger Hauer as Pieter Bruegel
• Michael York as Nicolaes Jonghelinck
• Charlotte Rampling as Mary
• Joanna Litwin as Marijken Bruegel (Pieter's wife)
• Marian Makula as miller