The Heart of the World
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The Heart of the World is a short film written and directed by Guy Maddin, produced for the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival. It is an homage to silent movies, and as such, it is black and white, grainy, and without dialogue, and contains many references to styles and movies of the silent era. Only 6 minutes long, it runs at a very fast pace, which is intensified by the background music, Time, forward!, by Georgy Vasilevich Sviridov.
Plot summary
Two brothers, mortician Nikolai and actor Osip (playing Jesus), love the same woman -- scientist Anna, who studies the earth's core, or the "heart of the world." Anna discovers that the world is in danger. In order to save it, she must choose between the brothers, and finally decides on a rich industrialist, Akmatov. As a result, the very heart of the world has a heart attack. Realizing what she has done, she strangles Akmatov and enters the earth's core, replacing the failed heart with her own. The world is then saved by the new message, Kino.Awards and nominations
Aspen Shortsfest:- Win: Best Cinematography - Guy Maddin
- Win: Special Mention - Short Film - Guy Maddin
- Win: FIPRESCI Prize, Best Short Subject - Guy Maddin
- Win: Best Experimental Film - Guy Maddin
- Win: Film & Video - Short Narrative, Golden Gate Award - Guy Maddin
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