Maudie

Name: Maudie
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Released: June 16, 2017
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 65
Cast: Billy MacLellan, David Feehan, Ethan Hawke, Gabrielle Rose, Greg Malone

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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: June 16, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Billy MacLellan, David Feehan, Ethan Hawke, Gabrielle Rose, Greg Malone, Kari Matchett, Lawrence Barry, Marthe Bernard, Sally Hawkins, Zachary Bennett

Summary: Maudie, based on a true story, is an unlikely romance in which the reclusive Everett Lewis (Ethan Hawke) hires a fragile yet determined woman named Maudie (Sally Hawkins) to be his housekeeper. Maudie, bright-eyed but hunched with crippled hands, yearns to be independent, to live away from her protective family and she also yearns,Maudie, based on a true story, is an unlikely romance in which the reclusive Everett Lewis (Ethan Hawke) hires a fragile yet determined woman named Maudie (Sally Hawkins) to be his housekeeper. Maudie, bright-eyed but hunched with crippled hands, yearns to be independent, to live away from her protective family and she also yearns, passionately, to create art. Unexpectedly, Everett finds himself falling in love. Maudie charts Everett’s efforts to protect himself from being hurt, Maudie’s deep and abiding love for this difficult man and her surprising rise to fame as a folk painter.… Expand

Director: Aisling Walsh

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Romance

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 115 min

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Peter Keough

Jun 28, 2017

The story offers many opportunities for glibness and sentimentality. Walsh falls for none of them. She enhances the grimness of Lewis’s surroundings, but does not exploit it. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Jun 22, 2017

Maudie is one of the most beautiful and life-affirming and uplifting movies of the year, capable of moving us to tears of appreciation for getting to know the title subject. Read full review

Tomris Laffly

Jun 16, 2017

The film glows with the kind of sweetness last seen in John Crowley’s "Brooklyn." All it asks of you is an open heart. Read full review

David Edelstein

Jun 19, 2017

Sally Hawkins doesn’t rise above the film’s conception, but she makes it work. Read full review

Claudia Puig

Sep 3, 2016

The story of a woman dismissed by those around her who asserts herself through art testifies to the indomitable power of creativity. Why turn that compelling story into a predictable romance? Read full review

Peter Debruge

Sep 5, 2016

What little dimension Maudie offers is a direct result of Hawkins’ contributions, which draw from her character’s past to add texture to her performance. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Jun 21, 2017

Frankly, we are left with nothing, except with a movie that insists that we love it — or worse, assumes we will — because its subject is so worthy. Even on that score, that of convincing us of the worthiness of its subject, Maudie falls down. Read full review

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newenglander

Jul 7, 2018

This movie was so engaging from start to finish. I really cared about the people and I can't always say that. Both my husband and I thought this was such a good movie!

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Gamzguy17

Aug 21, 2021

It's sweet, it's adorable, it's bright, and most of all, it's inspirational. This film respects the life of famed Nova Scotian folk (visual) artist, Maud Lewis, through beautifully shot cinematography, tight acting (with Sally Hawkins doing a wonderful job portraying the late artist), and anIt's sweet, it's adorable, it's bright, and most of all, it's inspirational. This film respects the life of famed Nova Scotian folk (visual) artist, Maud Lewis, through beautifully shot cinematography, tight acting (with Sally Hawkins doing a wonderful job portraying the late artist), and an ending that wraps everything together to deliver a powerful punch to my raw, emotional nerves that left me crying in both joy and sadness. It's this extra care in storytelling that elevates "Maudie" from a very good film to a stupendous film. For anyone who is pursuing in the arts (not just visual arts), this is a must-see film because it shows how any artist can use any object at their disposal to create meaningful works of human expressionism. No matter how dark the world around you may seem, the little things are more precious than the glamourous things. Never forget that moral my good reader(s).… Expand

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TVJerry

Jul 23, 2017

Maude Lewis was a primitive painter in '50s Nova Scotia. Sally Hawkins beautifully captures her character, who was "born funny" (her words for rheumatoid arthritis), while Ethan Hawke is quietly grim as the reclusive man who hires her as a housekeeper. Both of their performances are warm andMaude Lewis was a primitive painter in '50s Nova Scotia. Sally Hawkins beautifully captures her character, who was "born funny" (her words for rheumatoid arthritis), while Ethan Hawke is quietly grim as the reclusive man who hires her as a housekeeper. Both of their performances are warm and award-worthy. Aisling Walsh's direction quietly captures the challenges and frustrations that this duo faces with touching, sometimes frustrating sensitivity. The cinematography makes the engaging story even more beautiful. I'm not usually a fan of primitive art, but Maudie's work appealed to me, as did this sweetly told biography.… Expand

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fearti2

Nov 21, 2017

Maudie is a movie made in 2016 which tells us the real story of the Canadian artist Maud Lewis. Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke played the characters Maud and Everett and the odd Love between these odd characters is told so beautifully, it really is worth seeing. With elegant touches, movieMaudie is a movie made in 2016 which tells us the real story of the Canadian artist Maud Lewis. Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke played the characters Maud and Everett and the odd Love between these odd characters is told so beautifully, it really is worth seeing. With elegant touches, movie reminds the viewer that we need realistic targets not unreachable goals for happiness. Some scenes in the movie are so sad, they touch you deeply.… Expand

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GreatMartin

Jul 11, 2017

Walking out of “Maudie” I felt the same way I did after seeing “Monster” when I said that IF Charlize Theron didn’t win an Oscar for her transformation, and acting, then I would never go to the movies again. Whew! She did. I am saying almost the same thing about Sally Hawkins playing theWalking out of “Maudie” I felt the same way I did after seeing “Monster” when I said that IF Charlize Theron didn’t win an Oscar for her transformation, and acting, then I would never go to the movies again. Whew! She did. I am saying almost the same thing about Sally Hawkins playing the title role in this film. Her transformation into Maud, and her acting, draws you into the film to such a point that you forget she is Sally Hawkins, the actress.
“Maudie” is a love story between two people who not only are different from everyone else but completely different from each other. I wasn’t aware the screenplay, by Sherry White, was based on a true story until the end and it made me wonder how true it really is. About 30-35 minutes into the film I gasped and really didn’t believe what I had just seen but that was only part of the story. There are sweet, funny, sad and cruel moments along the way. Neither Maud nor Everett, played by Ethan Hawke, had an early easy life and when we meet them they are still struggling in the world they inhabit.
The film is 1 hour and 55 minutes, with Newfoundland and Labrador filling in for Nova Scotia, is, necessarily, slow moving but still could have been cut by about 10 minutes.
The film basically concentrates of the story of Maud and Everett with minor characters such as Gabrielle Rose as Maud’s aunt and Zachery Bennett as her brother along with Kari Matchett as a vacationing New Yorker and Billy MacLellan as possibly the only friend Everett might have. Though Hawke does a fairly good job he does not quite reach Hawkins’ level.
“Maudie” in many ways is not an easy film to sit through but should be seen for Hawkins performance, and possibly, learn about an artist you didn’t know about. I hope I am wrong but I don’t think this movie will ‘sell’ to the public.… Expand

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Brent_Marchant

Jun 23, 2017

A charming albeit somewhat overlong and occasionally uneven biopic about a talented folk art painter whose life story has become relatively lost to obscurity over time. The film features what are arguably the finest performances ever turned in by Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke, as well asA charming albeit somewhat overlong and occasionally uneven biopic about a talented folk art painter whose life story has become relatively lost to obscurity over time. The film features what are arguably the finest performances ever turned in by Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke, as well as beautiful cinematography, fine period piece production values and ample examples of the artist's work. However, some sequences are needlessly drawn out, while others are underdeveloped and in need of more back story, shortcomings that keep a good film from being a great one.… Expand

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amheretojudge

Sep 17, 2018

a misconceived act..

Maudie Maudie is a character driven biographical drama about an arthritic artist who pursues her passion for painting. The narration isn't articulative at all, it is of dependent nature, and the actual journey in here is to seek what was it supposed to depend upon. Thea misconceived act..

Maudie Maudie is a character driven biographical drama about an arthritic artist who pursues her passion for painting. The narration isn't articulative at all, it is of dependent nature, and the actual journey in here is to seek what was it supposed to depend upon. The writing is blunt with bits and pieces scattered and inexpressive notions that raises question and nothing else. It respects the concept and the substance that it has to offer, but material is prior to mannerism. Without any concrete trajectory for the viewers to follow, the structure of such episodes ought to collapse before it even builds itself up. White's dull script is manipulative that expects the audience to connect with its poignancy and not merit. It falls flatly on face in technical aspects like daft background score, amateur cinematography, distracted camera work and poor editing. The banal ideology is profoundly loud which shucks away the somewhat invested heart in it. It aches you to encounter such an amazing performance to go waste by on such dull script. Hawkins is thoroughly convincing if not in her A game whilst Hawke seems distracted on his undercooked character. Walsh gets few of the sequences correctly but she still needs better polishing on her execution skills as it fails to bind the whole drama into any whatsoever emotion. The innocence that the concept fuels itself on and worthy performance by the cast are the only high points of this pretentious feature. The last act of the feature is a benign effort from the makers to manipulate the emotions out of the viewers. The euphoric energy that a passionate project usually consists wears out quickly before it can amp up the viewers. Maudie is a misconceived act whose misconception on the craft that goes behind a cinema backfires vigorously.… Expand

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