My Winnipeg [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Guy Maddin Guy Maddin

Overview

Visionary Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin pays tribute to his beloved hometown with this goodbye letter and self-described "docu-fantasia" that is equal parts transcendental rumination, historical chronicle, and personal portrait. In the first segment, Maddin's camera drifts dreamlike through crowded trains as a floating kielbasa hangs from the ceiling and the director
arrator ponders just why the city boasts the most sleepwalkers per capita of any major international city. Later, the viewer is treated to images of numerous historical monuments in the city as they learn about such key historical events as the Winnipeg General Strike, the defeat of the Winnipeg Jets, and even the Golden Boy pageant scandal and a racetrack tragedy that found numerous horses sent to an icy death. As the third and final segment gets underway, the director draws inspiration from filmmaker William Castle to present pivotal -- and often traumatic -- events from his childhood that left an indelible mark while simultaneously serving to mold his unique vision of his beloved Winnipeg.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/28/2014
UPC:	0715515136112
Original Release:	2007
Rating:	NR
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[B&W]
Language:	English
Time:	1:20:00
Sales rank:	11,332

Special Features

New conversation between maddin and art critic Robert Enright; "My Winnipeg" live in Toronto, a 2008 featurette; Four 2014 cine-essays by filmmaker Evan Johnson and Maddin on various Winnipegiana; Five Maddin shorts, the first three with new introductions by the Director: Spanky: To the Pier and Back (2008), Sinclair (2010), Only Dream Things (2012), The Hall Runner (2014), and Louis Riel for Dinner (2014); Trailer; Plus: an essay by critic Wayne Koestenbaum

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Darcy Fehr	Guy Maddin,Actor
Amy Stewart	Janet Maddin
Ann Savage	Mother
Louis Negin	Mayor Cornish
Brendan Cade	Cameron Maddin
Kate Yacula	Citizen Girl
Jacelyn Lobay	Gwenyth Lloyd
Eric Nipp	Viscount Gort
Jennifer Palichuk	Althea Cornish
Guy Maddin	Narrator
Wesley Cade	Ross Maddin

Technical Credits

Guy Maddin

George Toles

Guy Maddin	Director,Screenwriter,Producer
George Toles	Screenwriter
Phyllis Laing	Producer
Jody Shapiro	Producer
Michael Burns	Executive Producer