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The Mill and the Cross: A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words

In 1564 Pieter Bruegel the Elder painted “The Procession of Calvary,” of Christ carrying the Cross set in a large landscape, painted in 1564:

What does it all mean? A new movie (now out on DVD and available for instant-streaming for Netflix), tries to bring it to life. I haven’t watched the film yet, but the concept itself is fascinating. A reviewer writes, “the narrative is not the point—the extraordinary imagery is. The painting literally comes to life in this spellbinding film, its wondrous scenes entering the viewer like a dream enters a sleeping body.”

For a couple of appreciative Christian reviews, see this one from CT Movies and this one from Christ and Pop Culture.

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