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My Winnipeg (2008)

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Reviews Counted: 20

Fresh: 11

Rotten:9

Average Rating: 5.3/10

Consensus: My Winnipeg is a charmingly irreverent 'docu-fantasy' from the unpredictable mind of Guy Maddin.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 80 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release: Jun 13, 2008 Limited

Synopsis: Cult director Guy Maddin (THE SADDEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD) revisits his boyhood in Winnipeg, casting 1940s femme fatale Ann Savage in the role of his mother. The reality-bending doesn't end there. Creative interpretations of local lore,... Cult director Guy Maddin (THE SADDEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD) revisits his boyhood in Winnipeg, casting 1940s femme fatale Ann Savage in the role of his mother. The reality-bending doesn't end there. Creative interpretations of local lore, reenactments of childhood traumas, and a quasi-documentary style make MY WINNIPEG a surreal reinvention of childhood. [More]

Starring: Ann Savage, Amy Stewart, Brendan Cade, Wesley Cade

Starring: Ann Savage, Amy Stewart, Brendan Cade, Wesley Cade, Louis Negin

Director: Guy Maddin

Director: Guy Maddin
Producer: Jody Shapiro, Phyllis Laing
Studio: IFC Films

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LorrieBGood 08/17/08
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ok...I am all for off the wall, independent films (my God, my first date with my husband was Eraserhead, so don't tell me... More
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EJones216 08/09/08
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RATING (0 to ****): *** Guy Maddin, as far as I'm concerned, has my box office dollars for the rest of his career. With such... More
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FavreRules99 07/07/08
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virharding 07/02/08
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Guy Maddin is a total fruitcake. I suppose I should've realized this after seeing his 2003 film, The Saddest Music in the... More
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Harlequin68 06/22/08
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Co-written, directed and narrated by Guy Maddin, "My Winnipeg" is the kind of movie that only the iconoclastic... More
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Linda Z 06/11/08
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My Winnipeg Guy Maddin What is outstanding about this 80 minute documary(docufantasia as Maddin likes to call it, is... More
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death.hilarious 09/10/07
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Guy Maddin described My Winnipeg as ‘docutasia’ and that’s probably more accurate than any other description I could... More
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