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Margaret's Museum

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In a small mining town in 1940s Nova Scotia, Margaret (Helena Bonham Carter) grows to despise the mines after her brother and dad die working there. She then meets Neil (Clive Russell), a bagpipe player who's just as put off by the hard work of rural living as she is. Though her mother disapproves, Margaret and Neil get married, and Neil promises to find work outside of the mines. This proves impossible, though, and Neil is forced to work with the rest of the town's men, with tragic results.

Critics Reviews

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Margaret's Museum is one of those small, nearly perfect movies that you know, seeing it, is absolutely one of a kind. Rated: 3.5/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 1/5 Jun 13, 2005 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Impressive Canadian film about a young woman's expression of righteous indignation. Aug 26, 2002 Full Review Dan Jardine Apollo Guide Rated: 81/100 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Steve Rhodes Internet Reviews Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A beautiful haunting film, Helena Bonham Carter is brilliant. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/21/25 Full Review Steve D Melodramatic shlock on steroids. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member A sad but beautiful story. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm probably over-rating this because it's among the better Canadian movies I've seen... I wouldn't think it stacks up with other movies I've given four stars to, but I'm glad I gave it a chance. Compelling love story and a wonderful performance by Helena Bonham Carter. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member the ending is fucked up Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member this movie should be in my english class. We should read the book for this, it has a lot of realistic themes and human suffering. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Mort Ransen

Director

Helena Bonham Carter

Margaret MacNeil

Clive Russell

Neil Currie

Craig Olejnik

Jimmy MacNeil

Kate Nelligan

Catherine MacNeil

Kenneth Welsh

Angus MacNeil

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Movie Info

Synopsis In a small mining town in 1940s Nova Scotia, Margaret (Helena Bonham Carter) grows to despise the mines after her brother and dad die working there. She then meets Neil (Clive Russell), a bagpipe player who's just as put off by the hard work of rural living as she is. Though her mother disapproves, Margaret and Neil get married, and Neil promises to find work outside of the mines. This proves impossible, though, and Neil is forced to work with the rest of the town's men, with tragic results.
Director
Mort Ransen
Producer
Mort Ransen, Steve Clark-Hall, Claudio Luca, Mike Mahoney, Christopher Zimmer
Screenwriter
Gerald Wexler, Mort Ransen
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
May 13, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$79.2K
Runtime
1h 54m