An arthritic Nova Scotia woman works as a housekeeper while she hones her skills as an artist and eventually becomes a beloved figure in the community.An arthritic Nova Scotia woman works as a housekeeper while she hones her skills as an artist and eventually becomes a beloved figure in the community.An arthritic Nova Scotia woman works as a housekeeper while she hones her skills as an artist and eventually becomes a beloved figure in the community.
- Awards
- 25 wins & 17 nominations
Lisa Machin
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe fully restored house of Maud Lewis is on permanent display in Halifax at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. The decorated house was saved from deterioration by a group of concerned local citizens, that went through a 25 year-long struggle to maintain the house.
- GoofsThe paint "tins" that Maudie is using look like modern aluminum pull-tab type containers not old sardine tin cans.
- Quotes
Mr. Davis (Shopkeeper): I don't know why people pay money for these, my five-year-old could do better.
Everett Lewis: Maybe. Maybe he could, but he didn't - Maud did. Brushes, please.
[slaps the coins on the counter]
Everett Lewis: You're an idiot.
- Crazy creditsA brief clip in the end credits shows the real Maud Lewis with husband, Everett, from a 1976 black and white short, "Maud Lewis: A World Without Shadows."
- SoundtracksWinding Back the Years
Written by Anders Lewén (as Anders Johan Greger Lewen)
Courtesy of FirstCom Music
Featured review
An amazing film that captures a time and a complex relationship
Although shot in Canada, and although it is about a Canadian, I don't like affixing the term Canadiana to it. It is a Universal movie about the indomitable spirit that some people possess even when faced with horrendous turns of fate. Sally Hawkins is incredibly good as Maud and Ethan Hawke does a superb job of playing Everett Lewis. Hawkins has the accents , the movements, the wry smile and the light that just won't stop shining. Hawke's performance is very nuanced: his character was an emotional cripple and he was violent, but we also know how much he loved and admired his wife. It was a time when dirt poor men asked for nothing, did whatever they must to survive and didn't allow expression of feelings in their lives. Many reviewers have called him "vile", but he could have been a miner, for example, anywhere in the world as easily as a fish seller in Nova Scotia in 1930. I think Ethan Hawke did an amazing job of capturing that man. It has great cinematography, excellent score and a minimalist script that allows, through actual superb acting, to get to know a pair of characters in a movie like never before. Don't miss this one!!
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Maudie, el color de la vida
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- €4,993,020 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,170,998
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $45,920
- Apr 16, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $11,534,327
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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