Fact, fantasy and memory are woven seamlessly together in this portrait of film-maker Guy Maddin's home town of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The New York Times wrote that the film "skates along an icy edge between dreams and lucidity, fact and fiction, cinema and psychotherapy." Ebert wrote, "If you love movies in the very sinews of your imagination, you should experience the work of Guy Maddin." He is so right. The first Maddin I saw was "The Heart of the World" and I was hooked by his eye, making the new look old and the old look new.
With this film, I wish I had been there (Winnipeg) to fully understand it. Maddin added a combination of poetry and "Christmas Story"-style narrative to give us the lowdown on a place that is always sleepy, always winter. (Being from Wisconsin, I can understand... at least to a point, as it is still almost 700 miles northwest of here. Those in Fargo probably understand better.)
The New York Times wrote that the film "skates along an icy edge between dreams and lucidity, fact and fiction, cinema and psychotherapy." Ebert wrote, "If you love movies in the very sinews of your imagination, you should experience the work of Guy Maddin." He is so right. The first Maddin I saw was "The Heart of the World" and I was hooked by his eye, making the new look old and the old look new.
With this film, I wish I had been there (Winnipeg) to fully understand it. Maddin added a combination of poetry and "Christmas Story"-style narrative to give us the lowdown on a place that is always sleepy, always winter. (Being from Wisconsin, I can understand... at least to a point, as it is still almost 700 miles northwest of here. Those in Fargo probably understand better.)