“Gorgeously crisp, the sound perfection, with a long-lost scene of the 1988 cult classic about blistering lust and seething envy on Lake Winnipeg.”—Anne Brodie, What She Said
A brand new 4K remastering of Tales from The Gimli Hospital, Guy Maddin’s highly acclaimed first feature first released in 1988 and now regarded as one of the true cult hits on the midnight movie circuit.
Set during a smallpox epidemic in the village of Gimli, Manitoba near the turn of the century, Tales from The Gimli Hospital (Redux) is a dreamlike, elliptical film which explores the jealousy and madness instilled in two men who share a hospital room “in a Gimli we no longer know.”
Maddin employs tricks and techniques usually associated with early silent or sound films including irises, multiple superimposed images, and chiaroscuro. This gripping tale highlights the surreal absurdity of old filmmaking and storytelling conventions. 1988/2022, Canada, 4K DCP, 63 minutes. Recommended for 16+.