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IMDB Rating: 7.7/10 from 2199 users Updated : 2017-10-17
Genres: Biography , Drama , Romance
Actors: Sally Hawkins , Ethan Hawke , Kari Matchett , Zachary Bennett , Gabrielle Rose , Billy MacLellan , Marthe Bernard , David Feehan , Lawrence Barry Greg Malone , Nik Sexton , Mike Daly , Brian Marler , Denise Sinnott , Judy Hancock
Director: Aisling Walsh
1930's rural Nova Scotia. Maud Dowley| who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis| smokes heavily to deal with the pain. Because of her unusual gait from the arthritis| she is often mistaken as a stupid| incapable woman| that perception which does make her feel stupid and incapable. That view is held by her surviving family| her brother Charlie and her Aunt Ida with who she lives. After an action by Charlie| Maud decides to seek some independence| she the only applicant for a posted job as housekeeper for brusque Everett Lewis| a poor fish seller. Despite not wanting to hire a cripple which only adds to their antagonism| Maud negotiates to get the job for room and board.
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| An unlikely romance in which the reclusive Everett Lewis hires a fragile yet determined woman named Maudie 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. Based on a true story,
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