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First Look: Maudie

By WWTR
June 24, 2017
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In theaters June 16, 2017.

MAUDIE, is based on the true story of folk artist Maud Lewis (Sally Hawkins) and the unlikely romance between Maud and a hardened reclusive bachelor, Everett Lewis (Ethan Hawke).

Maud, a bright-eyed, intelligent woman, hunched with crippled hands from arthritis, yearns to be independent and to live away from her overly protective family. She escapes her solitary existence in her aunt’s home through her art, dreaming away the days, until (in her early 30s) she finds, and answers, an advertisement for a housekeeper.

Everett Lewis is a 40-year-old bachelor who owes nothing to anyone. Tall, skinny, and shabby, abandoned by his parents at a very young age, he has nevertheless managed to become a proud and self-sufficient man, largely by collecting scraps and peddling fish. He lives in a 10×12 foot house that has neither running water nor electricity, but at least it’s all his. He is his own boss and has everything he needs, except maybe a woman to clean the house and cook his meals.

When Maud answers the ad, Everett hesitates at first. Seeing this strange looking woman – short, hunched over, with gnarled up hands and two huge bright brown eyes – he can’t imagine she can handle the hard work. She is determined though and refuses to leave, so he hires her, but remains wary.

She talks too much, has too many opinions, is a terrible housekeeper, and keeps talking marriage whenever he tries to have sex. She spends most of her time painting doodles on cardboard and the walls of his house. Everett realizes he hardly got what he bargained for.

But over time, Everett starts to need Maud. When she isn’t near him, his life is dull and grey. She understands him in a way that no one ever has, and she loves being needed by him. Their bond grows deep and unspoken. She continues to paint. He begins to take over the housework. When they realize people will actually buy her cards and paintings, he supports and encourages her.

Maudie’s determination for her art, along with her partnership with Everett, blossoms into a career as a famous folk artist, bringing them closer together in ways they never imagined.

** Official Selection of the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival **

Starring: Sally Hawkins (HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, BLUE JASMINE), Ethan Hawke (BOYHOOD, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN), Kari Matchett (“Covert Affairs”, “24”), Gabrielle Rose (THE SWEET HEREAFTER, IF I STAY), and Zachary Bennett (“Orphan Black”)

Directed by: Aisling Walsh
Screenplay by: Sherry White
Produced by: Mary Young Leckie, Mary Sexton, Susan Mullen, and Bob Cooper
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Classics

Runtime: 115 minutes
Rated PG-13


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Left to right: Sally Hawkins as Maud Lewis and Ethan Hawke as Everett Lewis. Photo by Duncan Deyoung. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.


Ethan Hawke as Everett Lewis and Sally Hawkins as Maud Lewis. Photo by Duncan Deyoung. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.


Selections of Maud’s Artwork

“Cape Islander Cove” by Maud Lewis. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, all rights reserved.


“Snowball” by Maud Lewis. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, all rights reserved.


“Chickadees” by Maud Lewis. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, all rights reserved.


“Sunday Ride” by Maud Lewis. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, all rights reserved.

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