Gates of Heaven

USA, 1978, 85 min

Directed by:

Errol Morris

Cinematography:

Ned Burgess
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When financial hardship forces California's Foothill Pet Cemetery to close its pearly gates, its dearly departed loved ones are relocated to the nearby Bubbling Well Pet Memorial Park. During this tense transition, filmmaker Morris meets a collection of eccentric cemetery operators and anguished animal-lovers and elicits a meditation on love and loneliness. (official distributor synopsis)

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