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Maudie (2016)
Director:
Aisling Walsh
Writer:
Sherry White
Starring:
Ethan Hawke, Sally Hawkins, Kari Matchett, Gabrielle Rose
"Without love, there is no purpose."
Based on a true story, Maudie is an unlikely romance in which the reclusive Everett Lewis (Ethan Hawke) hires a fragile yet determined woman named Maudie (Sally Hawkins) to be his housekeeper. Maudie, bright-eyed but hunched with crippled hands, yearns to be independent, to live away from her protective family and she also yearns, passionately, to create art. Unexpectedly, Everett finds himself falling in love. Maudie charts Everett's efforts to protect himself from being hurt, Maudie's deep and abiding love for this difficult man and her surprising rise to fame as a folk painter.
Plot summary from IMDb: An arthritic Nova Scotia woman works as a housekeeper while she hones her skills as an artist and eventually becomes a beloved figure in the community.
Awards: 13 wins & 13 nominations.
Runtime: 115 min
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