My Winnipeg / IFC Films presents ; producers, Jody Shapiro, Phyllis Laing ; directed by Guy Maddin ; a Documentary Channel original production ; produced byu Buffalo Gal Pictures, Everyday Pictures.
Edition:
Director-approved Blu-ray special edition ; Blu-ray edition ; full screen.
Publisher:
The Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
c2015,
Description:
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. Special features: Deleted scene; Trailer; Plus: an essay by critic Wayne Koestenbaum. Narrator, Guy Maddin. Ann Savage, Louis Negin, Darcy Gehr, Amy Stewart.
Summary:
A work of memory and imagination, Maddin's film burrows into what the filmmaker calls "the heart of the heart" of the continent, conjuring a city as delightful as it is fearsome, populated by sleepwalkers and hockey aficionados. Take part in Winnipeg's annual epic scavenger hunt! Pay your respects to the racehorses forever frozen in the river! Help judge the yearly homoerotic Golden Boy pageant.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.