Michael and Us: Guy's Winnipeg
On the hilarious dreamscapes of Guy Maddin.
January 25, 2022
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1,008 of 1,867
January 25, 2022
Michael and Us: Guy's Winnipeg
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<p>The great Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin was assigned to make a documentary about his hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba. He made MY WINNIPEG (2007), a hilarious, surreal dreamscape that combines autobiography, history, and fiction into a free-flowing meditation on a city and a home. We discuss the film's treatment of truth, memory, and the Canadian identity. PLUS: Luke discusses the glamorous life of being a published book author.</p><br /><p>Michael and Us is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.</p><br /><p>Preorder Luke's book The Dead Center- <a href="https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/the-dead-center/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/the-dead-center/</a></p><br /><p>"Manitoba History - February 19, 1942: If Day" by Michael Newman - <a href="http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/13/ifday.shtml" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/13/ifday.shtml</a></p><br /><p>Guy Maddin's "The Heart of the World" - <a href="https://vimeo.com/115997353" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://vimeo.com/115997353</a></p>
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