This story of real life artist Maud Lewis is brought to life by the amazing Sally Hawkins. Filmed in Atlantic Canada, this is a simple film about a life of someone who is disabled and not treated well by her own family who takes a job as a housekeeper for a local fishmonger, ably played by Ethan Hawke. The film is necessarily slow moving, but Ms. Hawkins, who has taken on her share of challenging roles, is compelling in nearly every scene. Her paintings are of things that she has remembered or experienced in her life and when she begins to get noticed outside the small community of Marshalltown, Nova Scotia, you cannot help but want for her to succeed. The setting is small town Canada and some of it is beautiful. It is a story of a simple life, lived by people who prefer their identity and way of being not be changed. Very worthwhile film.
Review of Maudie
