Louis Negin
☼ Born on 20 December 1929, in London, England, UK
† Died on 2 December 2022, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, cause undisclosed
BiographyLouis Negin was born on October 20, 1929 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for 54 (1998), Pontypool (2008) and Left Behind II: Tribulation Force (2002). He was married to Charles Dunlop. He died on December 2, 2022 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
In the role of actor
Blindspot: Canada 150: The Saddest Music in the World (30/03/2017)
Sorry for being a bit late for this month’s Blindspot entry, which takes a look at Guy Maddin’s 2003 musical comedy The Saddest Music in the World. Set in Winnipeg during The Great Depression, baroness Helen Port-Huntley (Isabella Rossellini) announces an international competition to find the saddest music in the world. Eager to join is failing […]
The Forbidden Room (15/01/2016)
This review was originally published as part of my coverage of TIFF15 Guy Maddin and co-director Evan Johnson embark on a surreal cinematic journey in The Forbidden Room. A series of interconnected narratives tells stories inspired by forgotten genres from cinema’s past. Over the course of this increasingly weird and surreal journey, a number of familiar faces […]
The Forbidden Room (17/09/2015)
Guy Maddin and co-director Evan Johnson embark on a surreal cinematic journey in The Forbidden Room. A series of interconnected narratives tells stories inspired by forgotten genres from cinema’s past. Over the course of this increasingly weird and surreal journey, a number of familiar faces show up, including Mathieu Amalric, Charlotte Rampling, Udo Kier, and Guy Maddin regular Louis […]
Keyhole (08/01/2012)
TIFF’s annual celebration of Canadian Cinema is now well underway and today I saw the first of five films I plan on seeing in the Canada’s Top Ten series – Guy Maddin’s Keyhole. This was only the second of Maddin’s films that I have seen, the other being 2008’s My Winnipeg. However, it’s definitely obvious […]