There's no denying the imagination and technical ingenuity on display, but this clearly ranks as one of Maddin's less accessible efforts, which is definitely saying something.
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08/18/04
Cowards Bend the Knee (2004)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:5
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.4/10
Theatrical Release:Aug 11, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: A 10-part peep show seen through the antiqued foggy glass of Guy Maddin's artistic lens, COWARDS BEND THE KNEE promises an eyeful of thrills, chills, and unpredictable mystery--with a good helping... [More]
Starring: Darcy Fehr, Melissa Dionisio, Amy Stewart, Sue Birtwistle
Director: Guy Maddin
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Top CriticLurid, tawdry and untoward entertainment from Canada's reigning mad genius.
08/13/04
Top CriticIt's bliss, I tell you!
08/11/04
Top CriticThere is also something rather splendid about this extended-play peep show, as if Mr. Maddin had stumbled across a hitherto lost archive of cinema's less-than-innocent past.
08/11/04
Top CriticWhat's truly extraordinary about this movie -- which strikes me on two viewings as Maddin's masterpiece -- is that it not only plays like a dream but feels like one.
08/10/04
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