The focus is more on the relationship between Maud and Everett than on Maud's art (Maud Lewis - I hadn't come across her before this film), and it (literally) doesn't pull its punches in that respect. The quiet tone of the film finds a reflection in the austere Nova Scotia setting, the soundtrack is good (composed by Michael Timmins of the Cowboy Junkies and featuring Mary Margaret O'Hara and Lisa Hannigan as well as Margo Timmins, a trio of very beautiful voices and singers), and both Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke are overall rather good - although I felt I could sometimes see Hawke acting. For all of that, I was left a touch underwhelmed - the approach is maybe just a tad too oblique, and the 'what is it about' not sufficiently clear - but still it's a well made piece.
(w/ Erandathie)
(w/ Erandathie)
