The Heart of the World (2000)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

Guy Maddin

Writer:

Guy Maddin (writer)

Genre:

Short

Plot Keywords:

Actor | Heart Failure | Experimental Film | Deterioration | Female Scientist

Awards:

6 wins

Cast

Leslie Bais	...	Anna
Caelum Vatnsdal	...	Osip
Shaun Balbar	...	Nikolai
Greg Klymkiw	...	Akmatov (as Hryhory Yulyanovitch Klymkyiev)

Runtime:

6 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

None

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Trivia:

References/parodies soviet montage cinema of the 1920s, German Expressionism of the 1920s, and silent melodrama film.

Movie Connections:

References Metropolis (1927)

Soundtrack:

Time, Forward

The most Intense and disturbing

6 minutes of my movie viewing life. I was amazed at the emotional impact of this short, the music, editing, visuals and subject matter all combine to make this a masterpiece of cinema...and it is a black and white, silent film at that. Just as satisfying as INTOLERANCE. To some and maybe the casual viewer this may come across as a cheap and quickly thrown together film, but with repeated viewings, you can see the care and time that Maddin lavished on this production, the pace is frantic and actually leaves you gasping for breath...and thinking what did I just see! A highly recommended film and one to include in a library of important and significant works of art cinema.