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My Winnipeg

My Winnipeg

2007Movie⏱️ 1h 20mNot Rated
DocumentaryComedyDramaFantasyHistory
7.5
IMDB Rating
5,976 votes

Fact, fantasy and memory are woven seamlessly together in this portrait of film-maker Guy Maddin's home town of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Director
Guy Maddin
Writers
Guy Maddin, George Toles
Stars
Darcy Fehr, Ann Savage, Louis Negin
Release Date
July 4, 2008
Language
English
Country
Canada
🏆 4
Wins
🎯 17
Nominations
💬 39
Reviews
📋 12.1K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Darcy Fehr
as Guy Maddin
Ann Savage
Ann Savage
as Mother
Louis Negin
Louis Negin
as Mayor Cornish
Amy Stewart
Amy Stewart
as Janet Maddin
👤
Brendan Cade
as Cameron Maddin
👤
Wesley Cade
as Ross Maddin
👤
Lou Profeta
as Self
👤
Fred Dunsmore
as Self
👤
Kate Yacula
as Citizen Girl
👤
Jacelyn Lobay
as Gwenyth Lloyd

💰 Box Office

$316,743
Worldwide Gross
$159,363
Domestic Gross
$14,309
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Production
Buffalo Gal Pictures, Documentary Channel, Everyday Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

Dark ComedyPsychological DramaComedyDocumentaryDramaFantasyHistory

⭐ Featured Review

A haunting, humorous, and wholly wondrous dream of a documentary.
by Hooper4502008-10-14
10/10

"You could say that Guy Maddin makes films for the dreamers. No other filmmaker alive puts so much effort into chipping away at the audience's sense of logic and running them through a grinder of their own twisted subconscious. Beginning with his feature debut Tales from the Gimli Hospital in 1988, Maddin has remained furiously independent, the closest he's ever come to mainstream success being 2003's The Saddest Music in the World, which acted as a kind-of holy grail for film buffs and those obsessed with the days of cinema past. My Winnipeg may be the purest distillation of h..."

💡 Did You Know?

Director Guy Maddin provided live narration at many film festival screenings.

📖 Synopsis

Fact, fantasy and memory are woven seamlessly together in this portrait of film-maker Guy Maddin's home town of Winnipeg, Manitoba.