My Winnipeg

2007, Comedy/Documentary, 1h 20m

92 Reviews 2,500+ Ratings

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My Winnipeg is a charmingly irreverent 'docu-fantasy' from the unpredictable mind of Guy Maddin. Read critic reviews

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Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin conducts a personal tour of Winnipeg, Manitoba, the town where he grew up and still lives, in a film he calls a "docu-fantasia." By combining archival footage and interviews, dreamlike camera work and recreated scenes -- including several with actress Ann Savage playing the part of Maddin's mother -- the filmmaker builds a portrait of Winnipeg that manages to be historical, intimate, surreal, entertaining and entirely his own.
  • Genre:
    Comedy, Documentary, Drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Guy Maddin
  • Producer:
    Jody Shapiro, Phyllis Lang
  • Writer:
    Guy Maddin, George Toles
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $156.6K
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    IFC First Take
  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby Digital

Cast & Crew

Guy Maddin
Narrator
Ann Savage
Louis Negin
Mayor Cornish
Amy Stewart
Janet Maddin
Darcy Fehr
Guy Maddin
Kate Yacula
Citizen Girl
Guy Maddin
Director
Guy Maddin
Writer
George Toles
Writer
Michael Burns
Executive Producer
Jody Shapiro
Producer
Phyllis Lang
Producer
John Gurdebeke
Film Editor
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Audience Reviews for My Winnipeg

  • Aug 21, 2011
    One of the most inventive, unique, surreal, contemplative movies I have ever seen.
    Dillon L Super Reviewer
  • Dec 12, 2010
    Easily my favourite Guy Maddin film that I've seen thus far. I guess I'd classify this as a documentary, albeit one like you've never seen before. The narration is great. There's some animated segments as well. Some very funny dark humour humour throughout (I havent laughed so hard at movie in a really long time) That vintage old tyme, surrealist look. I suspect some inspiration from 50's/60's Cold War Era propaganda films. Really can't think of anything negative to say about this one. Probably one of the best films to come out in the past 10 years or so.
    Ed Fucking H Super Reviewer
  • Mar 05, 2010
    What might amount to Guy Maddin's own 8 1/2 is a ''docu-fantasia'' alright : passionate and playful, it is brimming with marvelous cinematic flashes and it carries quite an emotional resonance; a very surprising feat since it is an unabashedly subjective work of art. This is, like most of the director's work, a love-it-or-hate-it affair-- so I'm not going to hide the fact that am completely head over heels about this affectionate and delirious dream diary. One to add to your shortlist for sure.
    Laurence C Super Reviewer
  • Nov 27, 2009
    The director's concept brings us into a world of fantasies, with surreal pictures in black and white. Bunuel, Lynch, Hitchcock, Bergman... I don't know actually where did he get his inspiration from, but this film is a blast of expose.
    quentin t Super Reviewer
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