At Eternity's Gate (2018)
Mads Mikkelsen: Priest
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Quotes
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Vincent Van Gogh : Maybe God made me a painter for people who aren't born yet.
Priest : Possibly.
Vincent Van Gogh : It is said, Life is for sowing. The harvest is not here.
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Priest : I don't want to hurt your feelings, but don't you see that this painting is, how can I say, unpleasant? Ugly?
Vincent Van Gogh : Why would God give me a gift to paint ugly and disturbing things?
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Priest : Tell me frankly, because I'd like to understand. Why do you say you are a painter?
Vincent Van Gogh : Because I paint. I love painting. I have to paint. Always been a painter, that I know of.
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Priest : So, you believe that God gave you this gift because He wants to keep you in misery?
Vincent Van Gogh : Huh. I never thought about it that way.
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Priest : Do you feel angry sometimes?
Vincent Van Gogh : Yes.
Priest : And what do you do then?
Vincent Van Gogh : I go out, look at a blade of grass or a branch of a fig tree in order to calm down.
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Vincent Van Gogh : I'm free to go?
Priest : I think we've done all we can for you here.
Vincent Van Gogh : I hope I'm ready.