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The Saddest Music in the World (Guy Maddin)
Since, after all, Winnipeg is the world capital of sorrow, it’s a fitting place to stage a contest for the Saddest Music (in the world). And who better to host it than Isabella Rossillini, rich, jaded, and soon to possess … Continue reading
Filed under film joy, film review
My Winnipeg (2007) dir. Guy Maddin, Canada
‘Winnipeg… Winnipeg… everything beneath layers of time, asphalt, and snow…’ Oh yes, another quote-worthy slice of film joy. This one comes in the form of ‘obsessive’ filmmaker Guy Maddin’s dreamlike documentary, detailing odd trinkets of fact, fiction, myth and memory … Continue reading
Filed under auteur, black/white, film joy, film review, guy maddin, my winnipeg, silent film homage, soviet montage
