FILM DIRECTOR

Guy Maddin

1956 - Today

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Guy Maddin (born February 28, 1956) is a Canadian screenwriter, director, author, cinematographer, film editor and installation artist. He is known for his fascination with lost Silent-era films and for incorporating their aesthetics into his own work. Maddin was appointed to the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honour, in 2012. Maddin began serving as a visiting lecturer at Harvard University's Department of Art, Film, and Visual Studies in 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Guy Maddin has received more than 522,438 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Guy Maddin is the 1,809th most popular film director (down from 1,643rd in 2019), the 859th most popular biography from Canada (down from 775th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Canadian Film Director.

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  • 520k

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  • 45.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Guy Maddin ranks 1,809 out of 2,041. Before him are Chetan Anand, David Gordon Green, Brillante Mendoza, Dagur Kári, Małgorzata Szumowska, and Ben Davis. After him are Muzaffar Ali, Ti West, Dan Povenmire, Thomas Langmann, Rob Bowman, and Claudio Miranda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Guy Maddin ranks 687. Before him are Mark Todd, Sandy Neilson, Roland Wieser, Mike McCallum, Javier Sicilia, and Don Letts. After him are Vinnie Johnson, Debbi Morgan, Jon Tester, Adolfino Cañete, Michael L. Gernhardt, and Ann Magnuson.

Others Born in 1956

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Guy Maddin ranks 859 out of 1,622. Before him are Vincent Massey (1887), Sylvie Fréchette (1967), Jewel Staite (1982), Robert C. Cooper (1968), Robert Thirsk (1953), and Harry Sinden (1932). After him are Alex Tagliani (1973), Eric Lamaze (1968), Katharine Isabelle (1981), Kari Matchett (1970), Al Arbour (1932), and Carlos Ramírez (null).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Canada

Among film directors born in Canada, Guy Maddin ranks 28. Before him are Roger Avary (1965), Elmer Clifton (1890), Brad Wright (1961), Jason Reitman (1977), Philippe Falardeau (1968), and Bruce LaBruce (1964). After him are Michelle MacLaren (1965), Danny Antonucci (1957), Dean DeBlois (1970), Evan Goldberg (1982), Trent Opaloch (1969), and Martin Wood (2000).

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