The Heart of the World

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The Heart of the World

2000

6m

Drama

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

Stephen Holden

New York Times

The five-minute movie, which is only a fragment of the program, has the feel of a manic silent-film parody.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 28, 2006

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

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.

Oct 28, 2006

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Conjures up a universe so vast and wacky that anyone can get lost in it.

Rated: 4/4

Mar 16, 2005

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Bizarre experimental 6-minute short.

Rated: A

Oct 1, 2009

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Rob Nelson

City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul

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.

May 8, 2007

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MaryAnn Johanson

Flick Filosopher

Exhilarating.

Mar 16, 2005

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OK homage to the silent film days

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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An ingenious homage to the silent era of cinema.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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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.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Manic fever dreams. Melies on crack.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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All one can really say about this short is...wow!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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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.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Synopsis

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

Director: Guy Maddin
Screenwriter: Guy Maddin
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 6m