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The Heart of the World(Movie, 2000)

6min | Genres: Science Fiction, Drama
The Heart of the WorldRating: 3.6/5 (with 3838 votes)
The Heart of the World is a short film written and directed by Guy Maddin, produced for the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival. Maddin was one of a number of directors (including Atom Egoyan and David Cronenberg) commissioned to make four-minute short films that would screen prior to the various feature films at the 2000 festival as part of the special Preludes program. After hearing rumours that other directors were planning films with a small number of shots, Maddin decided that his film would instead contain over 100 shots per minute, and enough plot for a feature-length film. Maddin then wrote and shot The Heart of the World in the style of Russian constructivism, taking the commission at its literal face value, as a call to produce a propaganda film. Even in its expanded, 6-minute version, The Heart of the World runs at a breakneck speed, averaging roughly two shots per second, a pace intensified by the background music, Time, Forward! by Georgy Sviridov. ()
Movie poster of The Heart of the World

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About The Heart of the World

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.

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GUY MADDIN - The Heart of the World(Clip, 6:19)

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Additional Information

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Production country: Canada
Original language: No Language (XX)
Spoken languages: No Language (XX)
Translated into 1 language: English (EN)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 09/07/2000
Director: Guy Maddin
Producer: Niv Fichman
Film Editor: Deco Dawson
Director of Photography: Guy Maddin
Composer: Georgy Sviridov
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"I kardia tou kosmou"
"Serce swiata"
"Сердце мира"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:331975, Added: 05/21/2019, Last updated: 03/15/2024