Maudie
Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke star in this true story of gifted, arthritic Canadian folk painter Maud Lewis and her unlikely romance with the reclusive Everett Lewis.
"Bad-natured loner Everett (Hawke) places an ad for a housekeeper and doesn't know what to make of the applicant. Maudie (Hawkins) is hunched over with hands gnarled by arthritis, but she's eager to take the unappealing job. Gruff and boorish, Everett treats Maudie poorly, but she patiently chips away at his tough exterior. Her arthritis makes painting difficult but it's liberating for Maudie; soon, she's painted every corner of their house, and her paintings develop a loyal following that leads to her eventual fame." (Sydney Film Festival)
- Director:
- Aisling Walsh ('Song for a Raggy Boy', 'The Daisy Chain')
- Writer:
- Sherry White
- Cast:
- Sally HawkinsEthan HawkeGabrielle RoseBilly MacLellanZachary BennettKari MatchettDavid FeehanMarthe BernardGreg Malone
Reviews & comments
a gentle portrait of a gentle artist
At first glance the film Maudie (2017) appears to be little more than a story about famous Canadian painter Maudie Lewis, an arthritic woman who painted childlike images in early 1900s Nova Scotia. But this description is far too simple. The slow visual and emotional delights of this film are the kind that catch you unawares while you are waiting for the...
Variety
pressWhat interests Walsh and screenwriter Sherry White isn’t Lewis’ disability, but the other obstacles that stood between her and the unlikely success she found as a painter.
Total Film
pressHawkins shines in a touching biopic that will make you laugh, cry and Google its subject afterwards.
Time Out
pressAs unassuming and gentle as its subject, Maudie breaks your heart with its infectious positivity and an outstanding Sally Hawkins, who can always be relied on for an emotionally sturdy, big-hearted performance.
The Guardian
pressSticks by its less-is-more ethos to the end, but Hawkins and Ethan Hawke turn a tragic tale into an absorbing one.
Stuff
pressWhat started as cinematic torture transformed ultimately into a charming story of unanticipated celebrity and success. On film, as in life, Maudie eventually shone through.
Screen Daily
pressA romantic drama with a scruffy integrity, "Maudie" is, for better and for worse, an actorly exercise in presenting an audience with two willfully peculiar characters and then trying to find a way to make us fall in love with them.
Newsroom
pressBlessed by a distinctly human and subtle turn from its leading lady, and if there's any justice come awards season will be rightly recognised so.
New Zealand Listener
pressToo sentimental to be great, but the sumptuous camerawork of Guy Godfree and Hawkins’s remarkable turn lift it well above the run-of-the-mill.
Hollywood Reporter
pressA claustrophobic two-hander most of the way that will appeal almost exclusively to older art house patrons, but it has a shot at carving a profile for itself on the basis of Hawkins' captivating performance.
Empire Magazine
pressThe only fireworks here are of the indoor kind, but this sensitive, beautifully acted film lingers long after the final frame. And the Newfoundland locations are breathtaking.
Variety
pressWhat interests Walsh and screenwriter Sherry White isn’t Lewis’ disability, but the other obstacles that stood between her and the unlikely success she found as a painter.
Total Film
pressHawkins shines in a touching biopic that will make you laugh, cry and Google its subject afterwards.
Time Out
pressAs unassuming and gentle as its subject, Maudie breaks your heart with its infectious positivity and an outstanding Sally Hawkins, who can always be relied on for an emotionally sturdy, big-hearted performance.
The Guardian
pressSticks by its less-is-more ethos to the end, but Hawkins and Ethan Hawke turn a tragic tale into an absorbing one.
Stuff
pressWhat started as cinematic torture transformed ultimately into a charming story of unanticipated celebrity and success. On film, as in life, Maudie eventually shone through.
Screen Daily
pressA romantic drama with a scruffy integrity, "Maudie" is, for better and for worse, an actorly exercise in presenting an audience with two willfully peculiar characters and then trying to find a way to make us fall in love with them.
Newsroom
pressBlessed by a distinctly human and subtle turn from its leading lady, and if there's any justice come awards season will be rightly recognised so.
New Zealand Listener
pressToo sentimental to be great, but the sumptuous camerawork of Guy Godfree and Hawkins’s remarkable turn lift it well above the run-of-the-mill.
Hollywood Reporter
pressA claustrophobic two-hander most of the way that will appeal almost exclusively to older art house patrons, but it has a shot at carving a profile for itself on the basis of Hawkins' captivating performance.
Empire Magazine
pressThe only fireworks here are of the indoor kind, but this sensitive, beautifully acted film lingers long after the final frame. And the Newfoundland locations are breathtaking.
a gentle portrait of a gentle artist
At first glance the film Maudie (2017) appears to be little more than a story about famous Canadian painter Maudie Lewis, an arthritic woman who painted childlike images in early 1900s Nova Scotia. But this description is far too simple. The slow visual and emotional delights of this film are the kind that catch you unawares while you are waiting for the...
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