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04/23/09
My Winnipeg (2008)
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Reviews Counted: 76
Fresh: 72
Rotten:4
Average Rating: 7.9/10
Consensus: My Winnipeg is a charmingly irreverent 'docu-fantasy' from the unpredictable mind of Guy Maddin.
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.... [More]
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Reviews for My Winnipeg
It's so personal and so funny and so moving. Guy Maddin uses cinematic arts and crafts to convey his feelings about his home town
03/27/09
It'll stay with you and haunt you in the best possible way long after you left the cinema.
03/21/09
My Winnipeg is too funny and touching to be labeled purely experimental. It's magical, but the type of movie magic all can enjoy, if they only take a walk through the winter wonderland known as Winnipeg.
11/25/08
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10/18/08
Guy Maddin docu about his hometown gives fans everything they'd expect, plus a few moments of unexpected sincerity.
10/18/08
Top CriticMaddin is a real film-maker with a confident, fluent movie language that is evolving in fascinating directions.
10/18/08
A film that makes what would seem like a mundane documentary into a funny, charming, relatable and interesting exploration of Maddin's home.
10/18/08
This love/hate tribute to [director Maddin's] hometown is one of the year’s weirdest, most memorable 80 minutes of celluloid.
09/19/08
Given its unusual blend of fact and fiction, the film is a real head-scratcher. Like most -- if not all -- of Maddin's films, it's as bewildering as it is visually arresting. And yes, that means it's an acquired taste.
09/12/08
It's actually Maddin's most accessible film, and underneath the surreal images and foreboding narration is a relatively familiar message: You can go home again. And if you do, feel free to take some creative liberties here and there.
09/12/08
Maddin translated his befuddlement of Winnipeg to me, but not his fascination.
08/21/08
Maddin creates a rich tapestry weaving together fact and fiction.
08/13/08
A soft, drifting dream of a motion picture.
08/08/08
It's sometimes uneven, but it's glorious, too, with constantly churning invention and the guarantee that you have never seen anything like it before -- unless it came from Winnipeg and Guy Maddin.
08/08/08
The best way to take My Winnipeg is with a box of popcorn and a grain of salt.
07/25/08
Top CriticMaddin's weird, beautiful, funny and entertaining look at his hometown is probably about as personal and revealing as he's ever likely to get.
07/25/08
Despite the film's incredible specificity as one man's take on one city, the wistful My Winnipeg achieves a powerful universality.
07/25/08
Superbly made, frequently funny and surprisingly moving, Guy Maddin's weird and wonderful semi-documentary is a genuine treat.
07/18/08
This is a secret history, and it's a wonder.
07/11/08
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