Maelström

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6.7/10

7.6K

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After plunging her car into a river, a woman encounters a man who helps her come to terms with her life.

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After plunging her car into a river, a woman encounters a man who helps her come to terms with her life.After plunging her car into a river, a woman encounters a man who helps her come to terms with her life.After plunging her car into a river, a woman encounters a man who helps her come to terms with her life.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

7.6K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 23 wins & 9 nominations total

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Trivia
Director Denis Villeneuve was disappointed with his first two movies, Un 32 août sur terre (1998) and Maelström (2000), so he took a nine-year sabbatical as a stay-at-home dad. He vowed to return "when I was ready to make a film I could be proud of", which was Polytechnique (2009).

Quotes
Evian: He wasn't supposed to be cremated.
Funeral home employee: Oh no? Oops!

Crazy credits
There is text at the beginning of the movie in Norwegian: "Vi ber om unnskyldning til alle våre norske venner. Filmen viser et bilde av Norge som er basert på klisjéer. Vi skrev filmmanuset under hypnose. Vi beklager at alt i filmen er oppspinn."

It translates as: "We apologize to all our Norwegian friends. The film shows a picture of Norway based on clichés. We wrote the movie script under hypnosis. We regret that everything in the movie is a fabrication."

Connections
Featured in Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004)

Soundtracks
Good Morning Starshine
from "Hair"
Written by Galt MacDermot, James Rado and Gerome Ragni
Performed by Lynn Kellogg and Melba Moore

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Featured review

7/10

memorable Denis Villeneuve vision

A creepy fish being chopped up by a bloody butcher tells the story of 25 year old Bibiane Champagne (Marie-Josée Croze). She owns clothing boutiques and just got an abortion. She is struggling in her life and then kills fishmonger Annstein Karson in a hit and run accident. Reporter Marie-Jeanne Sirois interviews her about being a daughter of celebrity Flo Fabert. Suffering from the guilt, she drives her car off the pier. She encounters Annstein's son Evian at the funeral home and pretends to be Annstein's neighbor.

On the good side, the surrealism is memorable. The crumbling of Bibiane is palpable. Croze is terrific. On the other hand, the movie is a bit confused. The flow of the story is a bit disjointed. Nevertherless, there is an edginess and originality in Denis Villeneuve's vision.