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Cowards Bend the Knee (2003)

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Film details

Featuring

Darcy Fehr Melissa Dionisio Amy Stewart
Director

Guy Maddin
Country

Canada
Year

2003
Genres

Romance Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Winnipeg's foremost film-maker Guy Maddin is the star player of the Winnipeg Maroons ice-hockey team and boyfriend of the beautiful Veronica, and a coward when it comes to any form of relationship. His inability to face adult responsibilities like a man leads him into a tangled plot involving a vengeful women, mad doctors, hand transplants, strangulation and living waxworks. The films was originally commissioned as an art installation for Toronto's Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Guy Maddin
    
    Darcy Fehr
  - Meta
    
    Melissa Dionisio
  - Veronica
    
    Amy Stewart
  - Liliom
    
    Tara Birtwhistle
  - Dr Fusi
    
    Louis Negin
  - Mo Mott
    
    Mike Bell
  - Shaky
    
    David Stuart Evans
  - Chas
    
    Henry Mogatas
  - Maddin Sr
    
    Victor Cowie
  - Gramma
    
    Herdis Maddin
  - Mrs Maddin
    
    Marion Martin
  - baby
    
    Aurum McBride
  - Stickboy
    
    Bernard Lesk
  - Toby
    
    Moses
  - customer
    
    Erin Hershberg
  - customer
    
    Erika Rintoul
  - customer
    
    Charlene van Buekenhout
  - customer
    
    Sherrill Hershberg
  - customer
    
    Kathryn Stuart
  - customer
    
    Lauren Ritz
  - customer
    
    Rebecca Sandulak
  - customer
    
    Kirstin Ward
  - customer
    
    Billy Dee Knight
  - customer
    
    Erica Smith
  - stylist
    
    Meghan Greenlay
  - stylist
    
    Erin Mckenzie
  - stylist
    
    Erin Hershberg
  - cop
    
    Steve Burke
  - cop
    
    Robert Enright
  - cop
    
    Spencer Maybee
  - cop
    
    Ian Yorsky
  - cop
    
    Jonasson, Bradley
  - cop
    
    Mark Yuill
  - hockey player
    
    Ricardo Alms
  - hockey player
    
    Craig Aftanas
  - hockey player
    
    Jim Crawford
  - hockey player
    
    Mike Silver
  - hockey player
    
    Bob Unger
  - hockey player
    
    Mark Yuill
  - hockey player
    
    Caelum Vatnsdal
  - hockey player
    
    Matt Holm
  - wax Maroon
    
    Richard Orlandini
  - wax Maroon
    
    Don Hewak
  - wax Maroon
    
    Stan Lesk
  - wax Maroon
    
    Ted Avent
  - wax Maroon
    
    Ted Wynne
  - wax Maroon
    
    Ian Yorsky
  - wax Maroon
    
    Dave Mcdonald
  - audience member
    
    Shauna Evans
  - audience member
    
    Tracy McBride
  - audience member
    
    Rodney Latourelle
  - audience member
    
    Alex Khizder
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Guy Maddin
  - Associate Director
    
    Ruben Guzman
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Power Plant
  - Production Company
    
    Rhombus Media
  - Producer for The Power Plant
    
    Philip Monk
  - Production Manager
    
    Tracy McBride
  Writing:
  - Written by
    
    Guy Maddin
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Guy Maddin
  - Associate Director of Photography
    
    Ruben Guzman
  - Gaffer
    
    Scott Jaworski
  - Best Boy
    
    Geoff Heath
  - Key Grip
    
    Spencer Maybee
  - Daily Grip
    
    Shamus Finnegan
  Stills:
  - Stills Photographer
    
    Rebecca Sandulak
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    John Gurdebeke
  Design:
  - Production Designer
    
    Shawna Connor
  - Art Director
    
    Craig Aftanas
  - Decor
    
    Rodney Latourelle
  - Decor
    
    Brad Jonasson
  - Decor
    
    Shauna Evans
  - Decor
    
    Michael Stecky
  - Decor
    
    Ian Yorsky
  - Decor
    
    Jesse Peterson
  - Decor
    
    Zarah Laszlo
  - Decor
    
    Deb Mosher
  Costumes:
  - Costume Designer
    
    Meg McMillan
  - Costumer
    
    Erica Smith
  - Costumer
    
    Kristina Ward
  - Costumer
    
    Allison Bile
  - Costumer
    
    Wendy Speary
  Make-up:
  - Make-up
    
    Beverley Hamilton
  - Hair Design
    
    Meghan Greenlay
  Film processing:
  - Production Lab
    
    Exclusive Film & Video Services
  - Post-production Lab
    
    MIDCAN (Winnipeg)

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