Fresh
If you've never seen Maddin's work, Cowards Bend the Knee is a good place to start.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
Overview
When he takes his girlfriend to a seedy abortion clinic in the back room of a combination hair salon / bordello, Guy Maddin meets the madam’s daughter and falls in love. But she won’t let any man touch her until her father’s murder has been avenged.
Director and cast
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95%
Tomatometer
Fresh
There's no denying the imagination and technical ingenuity on display, but this clearly ranks as one of Maddin's less accessible efforts, which is definitely saying something.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh
Lurid, tawdry and untoward entertainment from Canada's reigning mad genius.
John Anderson, Newsday
Fresh
It's bliss, I tell you!
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News
Fresh
There is also something rather splendid about this extended-play peep show, as if Mr. Maddin had stumbled across a hitherto lost archive of cinema's less-than-innocent past.
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
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