My Winnipeg

My Winnipeg
Directed by	Guy Maddin
Produced by	Phyllis Laing Jody Shapiro
Written by	Guy Maddin
Starring	Darcy Fehr Ann Savage Amy Stewart Brendan Cade Wesley Cade Louis Negin
Cinematography	Jody Shapiro
Editing by	John Gurdebeke
Distributed by	IFC Films
Release date(s)	7 September 2007 (Toronto Film Festival) 13 June 2008 (US release) 4 July 2008 (UK release)
Running time	80 min.
Country	Canada

My Winnipeg (2007) is a feature film directed by Guy Maddin. Starring Ann Savage, the film is a surrealist-inflected pseudo-documentary about Winnipeg, Maddin's home town. Blending legend, history, and a biting critique of the city's treatment of its architectural past with fantasy and more personal matters, the film explores issues of local attachment, culminating in an explanation of why Maddin continues to live in the city of his birth.

Critical reception

The film received highly positive reviews from critics. As of August 22, 2011, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 94% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 80 reviews — with the consensus that the film “is a charmingly irreverent ‘docu-fantasy’ from the unpredictable mind of Guy Maddin”.^[1] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 84 out of 100, based on 20 reviews — indicating “universal acclaim”.^[2] Critic Roger Ebert gave the film a perfect 4/4 star rating and placed it in his Top Ten Films of the Decade (2000–2009).

Top ten lists

The film appeared on several critics’ top ten lists of the best films of 2008.^[3]

• 3rd - Richard Corliss, TIME magazine^[3]
• 4th - Marc Savlov, The Austin Chronicle^[3]
• 5th - Rick Groen , The Globe and Mail^[3]
• 6th - Marjorie Baumgarten, The Austin Chronicle^[3]
• 7th - Liam Lacey, The Globe and Mail^[3]
• 10th - Noel Murray, The A.V. Club^[3]

Awards

• 2007: Toronto International Film Festival - Best Canadian Feature Film
• 2008: San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Documentary
• 2008: Toronto Film Critics Association Awards - Best Canadian Film
• 2009: International Urban Film Festival, Tehran - Best Experimental Documentary^[4]

References

1. ^ "My Winnipeg Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10008850-my_winnipeg/. Retrieved 2008-07-04. 
2. ^ "My Winnipeg (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/mywinnipeg. Retrieved 2008-07-04. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Metacritic: 2008 Film Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/film/awards/2008/toptens.shtml. Retrieved January 11, 2009. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "Iran's Urban Film Festival names winners", Press TV, March 9, 2009.

External links

• Official Website
• Interview with Guy Maddin at Cinefantastique Online
• My Winnipeg at the Internet Movie Database
• My Winnipeg at Rotten Tomatoes
• My Winnipeg at Metacritic
• My Winnipeg at Box Office Mojo
• My Winnipeg at AllRovi
• Review by the New York Sun
• Review by Regards