'At Eternity's Gate' trivia and fun facts
Behind the Poster
The main theatrical poster and title is a photo shot of one of van Goghs last self portraits, this particular one was done after he sliced off a piece of his ear.
Poor French
Since neither Willem Dafoe nor Julian Schnabel spoke fluent French it was decided that the majority of the dialogue would be in English. The first scene is in French, to establish the setting and tone. After that, the dialogue only shifts to French in scenes where Vincent feels threatened. Van Gogh himself spoke poor French, and was often mocked for it.
Marvel Reunion
Three of the actors in the film have also portrayed Marvel Comics villains on the big screen. Willem Dafoe portrayed the Green Goblin, Oscar Isaac has played Apocalypse and Mads Mikkelsen has portrayed Kaecilius.
25 years older
Willem Dafoe was 62 when the film was released, 25 years older than Vincent Van Gough, who died at age 37.