2 Movies Starring Amy Stewart

Cowards Bend the Knee or The Blue Hands

Cowards Bend the Knee or The Blue Hands

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-12-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada

Runtime:

60 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (962 Reviews)

Director:

Guy Maddin

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

It's time for hockey! There's no telling what will happen when the Winnipeg Maroons' own star player Guy becomes embroiled in the twisted lives of Meta, a vengeful Chinoise, and her hairdresser/abortionist mother Liliom. Innocent Veronica, caught in the middle, is treated to both services! Meanwhile poor, dithering, cowardly Guy can only stand by and watch.

My Winnipeg

My Winnipeg

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-07-04

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada

Runtime:

80 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (3346 Reviews)

Director:

Guy Maddin

Cast:

Writer:

Guy Maddin

George Toles (dialogue writer)

Fullplot:

Filmmaker Guy Maddin was born, raised and has always lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba, a town where he says everyone sleepwalks through life. He is trying to escape Winnipeg, but isn't sure how as he isn't sure what's kept him there in the first place. Perhaps his parent's month long 65th wedding anniversary celebration (despite his father being dead for some years) where he will reenact his childhood (with actors playing his family, except his mother who plays herself) in the old family home at 800 Ellis Avenue, which was above the family's hair salon business, will provide some answers. He recounts some civic events which have affected him and the life of Winnipegers: the 1919 general strike, the destruction of the Wolseley Elm in 1957, and the replacement of the iconic Eaton's building for the new hockey arena in favor of the old Winnipeg Arena. The latter has an especially close connection to him because of a family tie and the rich history of hockey in the city (discounting what he considers the failure of the NHL experiment). As he is on the train leaving the city, he hopes that the page 3 "Citizen Girl" will be the panacea for all Winnipeg's issues.

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