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- 2002
- R
- Arrow Entertainment
- 1 h 27 m
- 2002
- R
- Arrow Entertainment
- 1 h 27 m
Summary Set in Montreal and narrated by a blood-smeared, dying fish, this is the surreal story of a young woman who accidentally kills a fish butcher and the anguish that follows.
Directed By: Denis Villeneuve
Written By: Denis Villeneuve
- 2002
- R
- Arrow Entertainment
- 1 h 27 m
- 2002
- R
- Arrow Entertainment
- 1 h 27 m
Maelstrom
66
4.7
Summary Set in Montreal and narrated by a blood-smeared, dying fish, this is the surreal story of a young woman who accidentally kills a fish butcher and the anguish that follows.
Directed By: Denis Villeneuve
Written By: Denis Villeneuve
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
66
72% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
22% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
66
72% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
22% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
A splendid instance of a surrealist vision that serves to heighten the impact of genuine emotions experienced by believably real people.
The story sustains a strong, hypnotic appeal well deserving of its many awards.
This doesn't mean Maelström is for everyone. It's a strange and quirky yarn, moving between deceptively calm scenes and episodes as tempestuous as its title.
Not too far below the gloss you can still feel director Denis Villeneuve's beating heart and the fondness he has for his characters. Because he does, you and I can too.
Maelström earns its haunting, unpredictable ending, never exaggerating Evian’s moral dilemma. Still, without non-stop techno or the existential overtones of a Kieślowski morality tale, Maelström is just another Winter Sleepers.
Probably the first romantic drama ever narrated by a smelly dead fish.
Wanders all over the map thematically and stylistically, and borrows heavily from Lynch, Jeunet, and von Trier while failing to find a spark of its own.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 21 User Ratings
4.7
33% Positive
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38% Mixed
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29% Negative
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 21 User Ratings
4.7
33% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
38% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
29% Negative
6 Ratings
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Production Company
Max Films Productions,
Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles (SODEC),
Téléfilm Canada
Release Date Jan 25, 2002
Duration 1 h 27 m
Rating R
Genres
Awards
Genie Awards
• 5 Wins & 10 Nominations
Jutra Awards
• 8 Wins & 8 Nominations
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
