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- 1988
- Cinephile
- 1 h 12 m
- 1988
- Cinephile
- 1 h 12 m
Summary While their mother is dying in the modern Gimli, Manitoba hospital, two young children are told a tale by their Icelandic grandmother about Einar the Lonely, his friend Gunnar, and the angelic Snjofridur in a Gimli of old.
Directed By: Guy Maddin
Written By: Guy Maddin
- 1988
- Cinephile
- 1 h 12 m
- 1988
- Cinephile
- 1 h 12 m
Tales from the Gimli Hospital
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Summary While their mother is dying in the modern Gimli, Manitoba hospital, two young children are told a tale by their Icelandic grandmother about Einar the Lonely, his friend Gunnar, and the angelic Snjofridur in a Gimli of old.
Directed By: Guy Maddin
Written By: Guy Maddin
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Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
71
86% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
14% Mixed
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1 Review
0% Negative
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A funny, strange and wondrous little film. [31 May 1988]
There are moments of jaw-dropping inspiration, and many that are just impenetrably odd. But this is immensely winning for the rawness alone.
An original and insinuating black comedy from Winnipeg, Canada, where something very strange seems to be going on. The pastiche is nearly perfect, played with an utter sincerity that makes it impossible to tell just where the jokes are coming from.
Whatever else you might say about this weird, creepy, and funny independent item by Guy Maddin, it's certainly different.
The filmmaker self-consciously borrows from dozens of sources, including radio dramas, Our Gang shorts, hygiene films, school plays, stag pictures, Universal horror, ethnographic documentaries, and the indie weirdness of John Waters and David Lynch.
It's a dry, fluky comedy about the perils of immigrant communities and bad health facilities -- shot in a style that's a clever pastiche of early '30s experimental talkies. The imagery is purposely deranged and the movie pumps it out in slow, deliberate rhythms that become daffy and excruciating. [11 Sep 1989, p.6]
It is a strange piece of work.
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