My Winnipeg

2008 · 80 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 5,803 VOTES · DIR. Guy Maddin

My Winnipeg poster

Overview

The geographical dead center of North America and the beloved birthplace of Guy Maddin, Winnipeg, is the frosty and mysterious star of Maddin’s film. Fact, fantasy and memory are woven seamlessly together in this work, conjuring a city as delightful as it is fearsome.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,139 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:24 (man) Um, OK, ''I wasn't born yesterday, dearie.''
00:04:25 of how to find one's way out?
00:07:46 Back in Winnipeg's earIiest years, the Canadian Pacific RaiIway
00:10:57 the Winnipeg night.
00:14:12 A chunk of happy home.
00:17:25 Happiness, dazzIing outdoor happiness
00:20:35 beneath a mound of earth conceaIed by the area rug.
00:23:36 which couId actuaIIy not just unIock the secrets of a famiIy
00:26:34 Returning soIdiers and poIice on the right.
00:29:41 (girls giggling)
00:32:36 No innocent girI stays out past ten with bIood on her fender.
00:35:41 in the hope of contacting his dead son.
00:42:21 my guide dog through time.
00:45:41 whiIe the other company must pick up and drop off its fares onIy in the back Ianes.
00:48:53 (brakes screech. chugging continues)
00:52:07 For 50 years, this ice hockey cathedraI fit Winnipeg and its sport
00:55:14 What if Eaton's had never gone down?
00:58:42 Fire go off!
01:01:44 I don't know where it came from - and messy hair, too.
01:04:47 The men are beautifuI, the betting is heavy.
01:07:52 The city counciI can't possibIy tear this buiIding down.
01:10:10 came directIy from the Forks beneath the Forks.
01:13:31 stiII there to this day.
01:16:36 I don't know what this experiment did to my mother.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,139
Dialogue density14.2 lines / min
First line00:00:24
Final line01:16:36

Production Record

DirectorGuy Maddin
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes5,803