Sally Hawkins portrays Maud Lewis, Ethan Hawke portrays her husband, Everett. Her paintings appear throughout the film.
Maud suffers from a variety of physical aliments, plus she is a very heavy smoker, however, through all her pain and suffering, she paints the most incredibly light-filled works of art - they seem primitive, yet when you look at them, they are very complex.
Sally and Ethan gave outstanding performances in their roles.
Although, they were from Nova Scotia, the filming took place in Newfoundland due to some interesting tax issues. You can certainly FEEL the cold during the winter scenes (my husband lived in Newfoundland and knows how cold it gets there).
This film is worth every minute spent - make sure that you watch ALL the special features, after watching the film... Their home now resides in the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax, thanks to the residents of Digby, Nova Scotia who made attempts to restore it, the Province of Nova Scotia finally purchased it.
The deleted scenes, in the special features, have some remarkable moments of film, it is too bad that some of those scenes were deleted. Director, Aisling Walsh, Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke give interesting insights to not only the making of the film, but of Maud's and Everett's lives.
This is a must see! Hope you enjoy!👍👍👍
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