Maudie (film)

Maudie
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAisling Walsh
Written bySherry White
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGuy Godfree
Edited byStephen O'Connell
Music byMichael Timmins
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 2 September 2016 (2016-09-02) (Telluride)[3]
  • 14 April 2017 (2017-04-14) (Canada)
  • July 2017 (2017-07) (Ireland)
Running time
116 minutes[4]
Countries
  • Ireland
  • Canada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5.6 million[5]
Box office$9.7 million[6]

Maudie is a 2016 biographical drama film directed by Aisling Walsh and starring Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke. A co-production of Ireland and Canada, it is about the life of folk artist Maud Lewis, who painted in Nova Scotia. In the story, Maud (Hawkins) struggles with rheumatoid arthritis, the memory of a lost child, and a family that doubts her abilities, before moving in with a surly fish peddler (Hawke) as a housekeeper. Despite their differing personalities, they marry as her art gains in popularity. The film was shot in Newfoundland and Labrador, requiring a re-creation of Lewis' famously small house.

It premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in 2016. It was selected for the Special Presentations section of the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and won a number of awards at other festivals. After festival screenings and wider releases, it received positive reviews, and won critics societies' awards for Hawkins' performance; seven Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Motion Picture; and three Irish Film & Television Awards, including Best Director and Best International Actor for Ethan Hawke.

  1. ^ Peter Debruge (2 September 2016). "Film Review: Maudie". Variety. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  2. ^ Kay, Jeremy (1 October 2016). "SPC picks up multiple territories on 'Maudie'". Screen International. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. ^ "43rd Telluride Film Festival Program Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Maudie". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Maudie – PowerGrind". The Wrap. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Maudie (2016)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.