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Director:
Henning Carlsen
Writers:
Henning Carlsen (scenario)
Jean-Claude Carrière (scenario)
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Release Date:
5 September 1986 (Denmark) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama
Plot:
This biographical film, based on the life of French artist Paul Gauguin (Donald Sutherland), follows... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
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Sutherland joins Ferrer and Douglas fleshing out the impressionists more (3 total)

Cast

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Donald Sutherland ... Paul Gauguin

Max von Sydow ... August Strindberg
Jean Yanne ... William Molard
Sofie Gråbøl ... Judith Molard
Valeri Glandut ... Annah

Ghita Nørby ... Ida Molard
Merete Voldstedlund ... Mette Gad
Solbjørg Højfeldt
Fanny Bastien ... Juliette Huet
Jørgen Reenberg ... Eduard Brandes
Henrik Larsen ... Julien Leclercq
Morten Grunwald
John Hahn-Petersen
Jesper Bruun Rasmussen ... Auctioneer
Luis Rego
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Gauguin, le loup dans le soleil (France)
The Wolf at the Door
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Runtime:
USA:90 min
Country:
Denmark | France
Language:
French | English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:R
Company:
Caméras Continentales more

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Sutherland joins Ferrer and Douglas fleshing out the impressionists, 14 September 2005
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Author: jayhharris from Minneapolis, MN USA

I saw this years ago but I remember it being a charming movie, notable for Sutherland's characterization of Gauguin (with makeup and lighting, the resemblance is remarkable) and of the depiction of the delicate relationship between him and the house-girl.

The title I saw it under, "A Wolf at the Door", refers to a fable related by Gauguin in the movie, which greatly illumines Gauguin's attitude, his life and the movie. Sutherland's reading of that fable is chilling.

I would place it with the other depictions of French artists by American movies e.g.: Moulin Rouge, Lust for Life, etc. It's less flashy than those and more realistic. Pity it hasn't been released on DVD

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