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Guy Maddin

Director | Writer | Cinematographer

Guy Maddin was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Herdis Maddin (a hairdresser) and Charles "Chas" Maddin (grain clerk and general manager of the Maroons, a Winnipeg hockey team). Maddin studied economics at the University of Winnipeg, working as a bank manager, house painter, and photo archivist before becoming a filmmaker... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideDirector (43 titles)
2013 Spiritismes (filming)
 
2012 Mundo Invisível (segment "Gato Colorido")
 
2011 Keyhole
 
2009 The Little White Cloud That Cried (short)
 
2009 Night Mayor (short)
 
2009 Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair (short)
 
2008 Cinema16: World Short Films (video)
 
2008 Spanky: To the Pier and Back (video short)
 
2008 Footsteps (video short)
 
2008 97 Percent True (video documentary) (uncredited)
 
2008 Glorious (short)
 
2007 My Winnipeg (documentary)
 
2007 Odin's Shield Maiden (short)
 
2006 Nude Caboose (short)
 
2006 Brand Upon the Brain! A Remembrance in 12 Chapters
 
2005 My Dad Is 100 Years Old (short)
 
2004 Sombra dolorosa (short)
 
2004 A Trip to the Orphanage (short)
 
2003 The Saddest Music in the World
 
2003 Cowards Bend the Knee or The Blue Hands
 
2002 Fancy, Fancy Being Rich (TV short)
 
2002 Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary
 
2000 Hospital Fragment (short)
 
2000 The Heart of the World (short)
 
2000 Fleshpots of Antiquity (short)
 
1998 Maldoror: Tygers (short)
 
1998 The Cock Crew (short)
 
1998 The Hoyden (short)
 
1997 Twilight of the Ice Nymphs
 
1996 Imperial Orgies (short)
 
1995 Odilon Redon or The Eye Like a Strange Balloon Mounts Toward Infinity (short)
 
1995 Sissy-Boy Slap-Party (short)
 
1995 The Hands of Ida (short)
 
1994 Sea Beggars (short)
 
1993 The Pomps of Satan (short)
 
1992 Careful
 
1991 Archangel
 
1991 Indigo High-Hatters (short)
 
1990 Tyro (short)
 
1989 Tales from the Gimli Hospital
 
1989 BBB (documentary short)
 
1989 Mauve Decade (short)
 
1986 The Dead Father (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (30 titles)
2013 Spiritismes (filming)
 
2012 Mundo Invisível (segment "Gato Colorido")
 
2011 Keyhole (screenplay)
 
2009 Night Mayor (short) (screenplay)
 
2008 Glorious (short) (written by)
 
2007 My Winnipeg (documentary) (written by)
 
2006 Nude Caboose (short)
 
2006 Brand Upon the Brain! A Remembrance in 12 Chapters
 
2004 Sombra dolorosa (short)
 
2004 A Trip to the Orphanage (short)
 
2003 The Saddest Music in the World (written by)
 
2003 Cowards Bend the Knee or The Blue Hands (writer)
 
2000 Hospital Fragment (short)
 
2000 The Heart of the World (short)
 
2000 Fleshpots of Antiquity (short)
 
1998 Maldoror: Tygers (short) (writer)
 
1998 The Cock Crew (short) (writer)
 
1998 The Hoyden (short) (writer)
 
1996 Imperial Orgies (short)
 
1995 Odilon Redon or The Eye Like a Strange Balloon Mounts Toward Infinity (short)
 
1995 Sissy-Boy Slap-Party (short)
 
1993 The Pomps of Satan (short) (writer)
 
1992 Careful (screenplay)
 
1991 Archangel (screenplay)
 
1991 Indigo High-Hatters (short)
 
1990 Tyro (short)
 
1989 Tales from the Gimli Hospital (written by)
 
1989 BBB (documentary short) (writer)
 
1989 Mauve Decade (short) (writer)
 
1986 The Dead Father (short)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (25 titles)
2009 Night Mayor (short)
 
2008 Spanky: To the Pier and Back (video short)
 
2008 Footsteps (video short)
 
2008 Death of the Reel
 
2007 Odin's Shield Maiden (short)
 
2006 Nude Caboose (short)
 
2004 Sombra dolorosa (short)
 
2004 A Trip to the Orphanage (short)
 
2003 Cowards Bend the Knee or The Blue Hands
 
2002 Fancy, Fancy Being Rich (TV short)
 
2000 Hospital Fragment (short)
 
2000 The Heart of the World (short) (director of photography)
 
2000 Fleshpots of Antiquity (short)
 
1998 Maldoror: Tygers (short)
 
1998 The Hoyden (short)
 
1996 Imperial Orgies (short)
 
1995 Sissy-Boy Slap-Party (short)
 
1994 Sea Beggars (short)
 
1992 Careful (director of photography)
 
1991 Archangel
 
1991 Indigo High-Hatters (short)
 
1990 Tyro (short)
 
1989 Tales from the Gimli Hospital
 
1989 BBB (documentary short)
 
1989 Mauve Decade (short)
 
Show ShowEditor (21 titles)
2008 Spanky: To the Pier and Back (video short)
 
2004 Sombra dolorosa (short)
 
2004 A Trip to the Orphanage (short)
 
2000 Hospital Fragment (short)
 
2000 The Heart of the World (short) (co-editor)
 
2000 Fleshpots of Antiquity (short)
 
1998 Maldoror: Tygers (short)
 
1998 The Cock Crew (short)
 
1998 The Hoyden (short)
 
1996 Imperial Orgies (short)
 
1995 Sissy-Boy Slap-Party (short)
 
1994 Sea Beggars (short)
 
1993 The Pomps of Satan (short)
 
1992 Careful
 
1991 Archangel
 
1991 Indigo High-Hatters (short)
 
1990 Tyro (short)
 
1989 Tales from the Gimli Hospital
 
1989 BBB (documentary short)
 
1989 Mauve Decade (short)
 
1986 The Dead Father (short)
 
Show ShowActor (7 titles)
2007 My Winnipeg (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2007 Manuelle Labor (short)
Hands
 
2000 Nostradamus
Waiter Joe
 
1998 Black as Hell, Strong as Death, Sweet as Love
Party Guest
 
1989 Tales from the Gimli Hospital
Doctor (uncredited)
 
1983 The International Style (short)
Nurse
 
1982 Oak, Ivy, and Other Dead Elms (short)
Student
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
2013 In the Shadow of the Water Tower (documentary short) (consulting producer)
 
2011 Keyhole (producer)
 
2007 My Winnipeg (documentary) (producer)
 
2000 Hospital Fragment (short) (producer)
 
1986 The Dead Father (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (5 titles)
2011 Keyhole (camera operator)
 
2007 My Winnipeg (documentary) (additional camera operator)
 
2006 Brand Upon the Brain! A Remembrance in 12 Chapters (camera operator)
 
2003 The Saddest Music in the World (additional camera operator)
 
2002 Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary (photographer: Super 8 and Bolex)
 
Show ShowSound Department (2 titles)
1992 Careful (sound editor)
 
1991 Archangel (sound)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
2003 The Saddest Music in the World (lyrics: "Dulce Adios" / as Maddin)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1997 Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight (documentary) (archival materials and photographs, film clips provider)
 
Show ShowProduction Designer (1 title)
1992 Careful
 
Show ShowArt Director (1 title)
1991 Archangel
 
Show ShowThanks (5 titles)
2011 The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (documentary) (additional special thanks)
 
2007 The Tracey Fragments (acknowledgment: Winnipeg stock footage)
 
2006 The Tragedie of Admiral Cigarette (short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (TV documentary) (grateful appreciation to)
 
1997 Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight (documentary) (deep gratitude)
 
Show ShowSelf (13 titles)
2013 Survival Lessons: The Greg Klymkiw Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 The Seventh Art (TV series)
Himself
– Issue 1 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 MENTALLUSIONS: Radical Eclectic Films of Benjamin Meade
Himself
 
2009 It Came from Kuchar (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Death of the Reel
Himself
 
2008 97 Percent True (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 On Screen! (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Tales from the Gimli Hospital (2005) … Himself
 
2004 Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Teardrops in the Snow: The Making of 'The Saddest Music in the World' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Celluloid Dreams (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Vinyl (documentary)
 
1999 And So to Bed (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight (documentary)
Himself (filmmaker)
 

Related Videos

Keyhole -- Gangster and deadbeat dad, Ulysses Pick, embarks on an unusual journey through his home. The Saddest Music in the World -- A sort-of musical set in Winnipeg during the Great Depression, where a beer baroness organizes a contest to find the saddest music in the world. Musicians from around the world descend on the city to try and win first place - a $25,000 prize.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

"Survival" (1985), as Concerned Citizen Stan (1985)

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Print Biography  | 1 Interview  | 7 Articles  | See more »

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I always thought that it was great when people told me that my films are impossible to put in a drawer. So I'd say: 'Oh, thank you', and they'd respond: 'No, that's terrible. You would be doing yourself a big favour if you worked in a genre.' And then they'd tell me I should work in science fiction... See more »

Trivia:

Maddin's films since 2003 have often begun as or developed from installation art projects (particularly Cowards Bend the Knee and Brand Upon the Brain!), and in 2012 Maddin began shooting a series of 100 short films, with each production being at the same time a gallery performance. See more »

Trademark:

Films often imitate the visual look and special effects of the silent film era See more »

Nickname:

Magma Head See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces