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Fancy, Fancy Being Rich

Fancy, Fancy Being Rich

2002TV Short⏱️ 6m
Short
6.1
IMDB Rating
124 votes

A group of drowned men arise from Lake Winnipeg to individually visit the homes of lonely women. home. After various passionate trysts, the men grab trinkets and jewellery from the women's homes and and return to the waters of the...

Director
Guy Maddin
Writers
N/A
Stars
Valdine Anderson, David Stuart Evans, Shelley Kern
Release Date
December 16, 2002
Language
English
Country
Canada
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Valdine Anderson
as The Lonely Housemaid
👤
David Stuart Evans
as Chief Labourer
Shelley Kern
Shelley Kern
as Wife
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Michael Larocque
👤
Jason Malloy
as Drowned Man
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Shannon Slater
as Twig Lady
Matthew Stefanson
Matthew Stefanson
as Boy
Tyhr Trubiak
Tyhr Trubiak
as Wealthy Husband
Kristopher Turner
Kristopher Turner
as Drowned Man

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Production
Koshka Productions

🎯 Categories

Short

⭐ Featured Review

Beautiful aria from Anderson and hypnotic directing from Maddin
by bob the moo2004-07-19

"The Lonely Housemaid will never find love and can seemingly only dream about being happy. As she sings we see her and other oversexed, restless women cavorting away without a permanent catch. With drowning sailors and leaving husbands, we listen to the lonely housemaid's aria and see her tale of a lonely, unhappy life. I saw this short film at a film night recently dedicated to showing several of Maddin's short films and his recent 'Cowards Bend at the Knee'. Despite the event being a little amateurish in its organisation, with a late start and 20 minutes spent watching a ..."

📖 Synopsis

A group of drowned men arise from Lake Winnipeg to individually visit the homes of lonely women. home. After various passionate trysts, the men grab trinkets and jewellery from the women's homes and and return to the waters of the...