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The Heart of the World

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Two brothers (Caelum Vatnsdal, Shaun Balbar) love the same woman (Leslie Bais).

Critics Reviews

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Stephen Holden New York Times 10/28/2006
3.5/5
The five-minute movie, which is only a fragment of the program, has the feel of a manic silent-film parody. Go to Full Review Geoff Andrew Time Out 10/28/2006
Maddin's brilliant, delirious short is a spot-on pastiche/parody of a silent Soviet propaganda epic, full of phallic symbols, visionary heroes and splendidly emphatic montage. Go to Full Review Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader 03/16/2005
4/4
Conjures up a universe so vast and wacky that anyone can get lost in it. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 10/01/2009
A
Bizarre experimental 6-minute short. Go to Full Review Rob Nelson City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul 05/08/2007
Further propelled by a suitably frantic Soviet orchestral score, the insane rush of scratched, jumpy images compels you to keep your eyes as wide as possible for the entire six minutes -- even though you couldn't dream of absorbing it all. Go to Full Review MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher 03/16/2005
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Audience Reviews

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02/14/2016 OK homage to the silent film days See more 03/05/2013 An ingenious homage to the silent era of cinema. See more Brian S 02/04/2013 I'm not that impressed. It sure didn't leave me wanting more. It's a barrage black and white images interrupted by flashes of text. See more 06/01/2012 Manic fever dreams. Melies on crack. See more 03/07/2012 All one can really say about this short is...wow! See more 01/11/2012 All the money that is wasted in Canada every year on worst self-indulgent, introspective, pseudo intellectual fake art films on the planet and one six-minute film schools the whole horrible mess for the rubbish it is. This is a gem - see it whatever you do and avoid everything else from Canada. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Guy Maddin

Director

Leslie Bais

Anna

Caelum Vatnsdal

Osip

Shaun Balbar

Nikolai

Guy Maddin

Screenwriter

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The Heart of the World

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Movie Info

Synopsis Two brothers (Caelum Vatnsdal, Shaun Balbar) love the same woman (Leslie Bais).
Director
Guy Maddin
Screenwriter
Guy Maddin
Genre
Drama
Runtime
6m