GUY MADDIN - The Heart of the World

The Heart of the World is a short film written and directed by Guy Maddin, produced for the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival.

Srsly... my favourite film of ALL MUTHAEFFIN' TIME.

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  Film & Animation

[secondcousincurly]

The great problem here is that this film-- one of the finest shorts I've ever seen-- is posted in the wrong aspect ratio. This does the film and the filmmaker a terrible disservice. The film can be viewed in its correct format at Wally Danger's YouTube channel. Just search through his uploads. Sadly, that version only has a couple hundred views. Such are the mysteries of YouTube.

I would urge you to update this video with a correct version.

[wpwhitney]

As someone who has seen way too many silent films, I love The Heart of the World. It is fun picking out all the films referenced here - Greed, Metropolis, The Battleship Potremkin, Nosferatu, etc. I don't think it necessarily means that much, other than an affectionate tribute to the lost artistry of silent film.

[davidsciascia]

You are thinking outside of the box when you pose and honest question and ask for others' opinions. I found this piece about the film which goes some way explaining why I love the film. I'm not able to paste a url here but search for:

CINEMATIC EXPRESSIONS OF THE ANIMA—Guy Maddin's The Heart of the World (2000)

and you will find an excellent commentary.

Hope this helps!

[Za Qa]

I disagree.

[Kornspel]

Thank you.

[alitastropical]

AMAZING!!



[pizt]

Amazing work

[Vay Arntzen]

If you don't get it, I don't think anyone can explain it to you.

[Charrua88]

I'm sorry but i dont get how how can this short and others win prizes and be people's favorite, I'm talking in general, am I not thinking outside the box? am I not educated enough? same thing as poetry, I DON'T GET IT, can someone give me a brief explanation on a PM or whatever, I'm just trying to be open minded and trying to see what you guys see, to feel that joy, thank you in advance

[Threetails]

Like Fritz Lang having a bad mushroom trip.

[juanmanuellopezbaio]

thanks!

[rabaku99]

this is the channel: /user/wallydanger

It's wallydanger with no space. You can view the video itself here: /watch?v=1swHMvMlg_g&feature=r­esults_video&playnext=1&list=P­LB0DD10DC2A1DBD7E