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The Heart of the World (2000)

6 min  -  Short
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Nikolai, a mortician, and Osip, an actor playing Christ in a play, are brothers in love with the same woman... See full summary »

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Guy Maddin

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Guy Maddin
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Cast

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

Nikolai, a mortician, and Osip, an actor playing Christ in a play, are brothers in love with the same woman. Anna, a state scientist and said woman, is in love with both brothers and studies the Earth's core, the very heart of the world. She discovers that the world is dying of heart failure and only has one more day remaining. Meanwhile, Akmatov, a bloated, capitalist bureaucrat lusts after Anna and tries to make her fall into her bed. Written by pr1mal_1  

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Country:

Canada

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Also Known As:

I kardia tou kosmou See more »

Filming Locations:

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Dolby Digital

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1.85 : 1
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Trivia

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

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References End of the World (1931) See more »

Soundtracks

"Time, Forward"
Written by Georgi Sviridov (as Giorgi Sviridov)
With permission from the Sviridov Foundation and Meloydiya © 1968 See more »