It's time for hockey! There's no telling what will happen when the Winnipeg Maroons' own star player Guy becomes embroiled in the twisted lives of Meta, a vengeful Chinoise, and her hairdresser/abortionist mother Liliom. Innocent Veronica, caught in the middle, is treated to both services! Meanwhile poor, dithering, cowardly Guy can only stand by and watch.... (Full plot summary below)
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It's time for hockey! There's no telling what will happen when the Winnipeg Maroons' own star player Guy becomes embroiled in the twisted lives of Meta, a vengeful Chinoise, and her hairdresser/abortionist mother Liliom. Innocent Veronica, caught in the middle, is treated to both services! Meanwhile poor, dithering, cowardly Guy can only stand by and watch.
Leave your thoughts about Cowards Bend the Knee.
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThere's a new visual idea every second, each teeming with energy, pitch-dark comedy, and inspired cinematic lunacy. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzA dreamlike tale told by an idiosyncratic storyteller who is hyper-imaginative. |
| Seattle TimesJohn HartlIf you've never seen Maddin's work, Cowards Bend the Knee is a good place to start. |
| Jam! MoviesPat St. GermainYep, Freud would have a field day. And we're betting you will, too. |
| eye WEEKLYJason AndersonEven by the standards of Maddin's past works, it is a unique creation -- intense, ridiculous, but also deeply personal. |
| Gay City NewsSteve EricksonShot in five days, "Cowards Bend The Knee" is not exactly automatic writing-Maddin knows exactly which Greek tragedies he's pillaging-but it feels like a direct flood from the unconscious. His most dreamlike film, it's also his most heartfelt. |
| TV GuideKen FoxOddly, once removed from the museum setting and strung together into an hourlong feature, it's Maddin's most cohesive narrative. |
| Film-Forward.comKent TurnerThe pleasure is watching how the fast-paced story careens from one outrageous plot turn to the next. This is one film in which over-the-top is sincere praise. |
| Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe results are always visually arresting, while the narrative, even by Maddin standards, is completely out in the ozone. |
| User ReviewDan GGuy Maddin is brilliant. This film is so unique, so smart, so beautiful, disturbing and raw and honest. Each Guy Maddin film I see is a different beautiful world, a different unique experience, a true film visionary. |
