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The Heart of the World (2000)

Director: Guy Maddin

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From Time Out Film Guide

Maddin's brilliant, delirious short is a spot-on pastiche/parody of a silent Soviet propaganda epic, full of phallic symbols, visionary heroes and splendidly emphatic montage.

Author: GA

Time Out Film Guide

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Cast & crew

Director: Guy Maddin

Producer: Niv Fichman, Jody Shapiro

Cast: Leslie Bais, Caelum Vatnsdal, Shaun Balbar, Hryhory Yulyanovitch Klymkyiev full cast

Duration: 6 mins


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