Science Fiction ·Comedy ·Romance · Canada · 2000 · 6m

The Heart of the World

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Director
Guy Maddin
Cast
Leslie Bais as Anna Caelum Vatnsdal as Osip Shaun Balbar as Nikolai Greg Klymkiw as Akmatov Tammy Gillis as Mary Magdalene (uncredited) Carson Nattrass as Centurion (uncredited)
Crew
Guy Maddin — Director of Photography Guy Maddin — Editor Deco Dawson — Editor Guy Maddin — Writer Jody Shapiro — Producer Réjean Labrie — Production Design
Synopsis

Pure fantasia, a race to save the world from a fatal heart attack, juxtaposed against a love rivalry between two brothers - a mortician and an actor playing Christ - for the heart of a scientist studying the earth's core.

Mood & Themes
silent filmshort film
Key Collaborators
Guy Maddin Director Guy Maddin Director of Photography Guy Maddin Editor Deco Dawson Editor Guy Maddin Writer Jody Shapiro Producer Réjean Labrie Production Design Meg McMillan Costume Design
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