HollywoodChicago.com film review: 'My Winnipeg' from director Guy Maddin

Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on July 1, 2008 - 3:23am.

HollywoodChicago.com film critic Patrick McDonald wrote in his 4.5 out of 5.0 review of the new film “My Winnipeg” from director Guy Maddin:

Patrick McDonald wrote:This is an achingly beautiful film that’s full of black-and-white images working as both stark reality and soft-focus dreams. Director Guy Maddin contemplates the far-off sense of leaving Winnipeg and seeks renewal through an anti-nostalgic look back at it.

StarRead Patrick McDonald’s full review of “My Winnipeg” in our reviews section.
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Kate Yacula as Citizen Girl in My Winnipeg, which is directed by Guy Maddin

 

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