2012
R
Monterey Media
1 h 34 m

2012
R
Monterey Media
1 h 34 m

Summary In a house haunted with memories, gangster and father Ulysses Pick arrives home after a long absence tow-ing the body of a teenaged girl and a bound and gagged young man. His gang waits inside his house, having shot their way past police. There is friction in the ranks. Ulysses, however, is focused on one thing: journey-ing through the h...

Directed By: Guy Maddin

Written By: George Toles, Guy Maddin

2012
R
Monterey Media
1 h 34 m

2012
R
Monterey Media
1 h 34 m

Keyhole

Name: Keyhole
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2012-04-06
Duration: 1 min 34 s
Rating: 63
Cast: Jason Patric, Isabella Rossellini, Udo Kier, Brooke Palsson, Louis Negin

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 User Ratings

3.4

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Directed By: Guy Maddin

Written By: George Toles, Guy Maddin

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Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews

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Total Film

Sep 1, 2012

Though self-referential to a fault, the deadpan humour, frayed logic and monochrome dazzle cast their own richly peculiar spell.

By Carmen Gray FULL REVIEW

IndieWire

Apr 3, 2012

Keyhole never comes together, but that's part of Maddin's creed. He makes movies about movies to express his love for movies, which is to say he makes movies about himself.

By Eric Kohn FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Apr 5, 2012

To a die-hard Maddinite this may be a little disappointing, but for that reason Keyhole may also be a perfect gateway into the bizarre and fertile world of a unique film artist.

By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW

New York Post

Apr 6, 2012

I have to confess that this surreal departure by the iconoclastic filmmaker tried my patience more than a bit.

By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW

Time Out

Apr 3, 2012

For all the undeniable imaginativeness and visual dazzle (this is Maddin's first entirely digital feature, and it positively glistens), Keyhole ultimately comes off like a feature-length private joke that revels a bit too gleefully in its overall inscrutability. Close, Guy. But no Double Yahtzee.

By Keith Uhlich FULL REVIEW

San Francisco Chronicle

May 26, 2012

I liked this movie somewhat, even if I'm not sure exactly what it means. Possibly it has something to do with arriving home, in the broadest sense. But in a Maddin film, uncertainty comes with the territory.

By Walter Addiego FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Apr 1, 2012

An exercise in opaque supernatural storytelling that's as frustrating as it is beguiling.

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3.4

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3.4

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Production Company Everyday Pictures, Buffalo Gal Pictures

Release Date Apr 6, 2012

Duration 1 h 34 m

Rating R

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Tagline "I'm only a ghost...but a ghost isn't nothing".

Website http://keyholemovie.com/

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Whistler Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Genie Awards

• 1 Nomination

Chlotrudis Awards

• 1 Nomination

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Jason Patric

Ulysses Pick

Isabella Rossellini

Hyacinth

Udo Kier

Dr. Lemke

Brooke Palsson

Denny

Louis Negin

Calypso, Camille

David Wontner

Manners

Kevin McDonald

Ogilbe

Daniel Enright

Big Ed

Theodoros Zegeye-Gebrehiwot

Heatly

Brent Neale

Denton

Olivia Rameau

Rochelle

Claude Dorge

Bellview

Jorge Requena Ramos

Frosty

Mike Bell

Milo

Tattiawna Jones

Lota

David Evans

Nate

Darcy Fehr

Ned

Tyhr Trubiak

Dwayne

Johnny Chang

Chang

Reegan McCheyne

Bruce

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