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 Prairie Visionaries: Guy Maddin and the Winnipeg Film Group |
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Guy Maddin may be one of Canada's best-known unknown filmmakers. From his early, improbable success with "Tales From the Gimli Hospital", the director has relied on near-extinct film techniques to convey both a heavy dose of melodrama and a sly sense of humour. Maddin now works with international stars, but his humble origins are with the Winnipeg Film Group — a filmmakers' co-op that, over 30 years, has brought global acclaim to many Manitoba moviemakers. |
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 Would-be filmmakers pool their talents to form the Winnipeg Film Group. (TV; runs 5:18) |
 The neophyte director builds a set in his family's former beauty shop. (TV; runs 3:08) |
 Writer, director and silent actor John Paizs makes an inventive crime thriller parody. (TV; runs 4:49) |
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 A Toronto reporter tries to understand why the city may be "the best hope for Canada's film profile." (TV; runs 15:35) |
 As his third feature Careful debuts, Maddin explains why film is his chosen medium. (Radio; runs 10:28) |
 Winnipeg Film Group member Shereen Jerrett documents people and their canine companions. (TV; runs 3:39) |
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 A mini-Maddin retrospective from The Dead Father to Twilight of the Ice Nymphs. (TV; runs 7:22) |
 A six-minute short wins raves and far outpaces Maddin's expectations. (Radio; runs 2:53) |
 Maddin films the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's version of the famous vampire story. (TV; runs 3:48) |
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 Maddin gives Winnipeg the Hollywood treatment in his movie The Saddest Music in the World. (Radio; runs 11:09) |
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