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      Margaret's Museum

      R 1995 1 hr. 54 min. Drama List
      67% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 79% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less

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      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 Audience Member It tackles some very important subjects and themes, Russell & Bonham Carter do a great job together and the filml even carries a very witty (and sometimes dark) sense of humour. The problem is that despite opening on the ending the story lacks any sort of direction. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Alison Macor Austin Chronicle Rated: 4.5/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review 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

      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
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      May 13, 2008
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $79.2K