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Guy Maddin in person
New Restoration
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The iconoclastic Guy Maddin’s first film is a trippy fever dream of love, jealousy, homoeroticism, smallpox, and fish.
Canadian director Guy Maddin returns to the Wex to introduce a new restoration of his first feature, Tales from the Gimli Hospital (Redux). Two children fret over their ailing mother at Gimli Hospital. To console them, their grandmother spins a tale of two friends driven mad by jealously while sharing a room in Gimli during a smallpox epidemic. Employing antiquated narrative and visual techniques such as irises and superimposed images, Maddin both celebrates and satirizes the often-absurd filmmaking conventions of Old Hollywood as only he can. Contains a scene previously thought lost! Maddin was the recipient of a Wexner Center Residency Award in Film/Video in support of his 2011 film Keyhole. A Q&A with the director follows the screening. (63 mins., 4K DCP)
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IMAGE CAPTIONTales from the Gimli Hospital, courtesy of Kino Lorber.
Filmmaker Interview: “Guy Maddin Isn’t Naïve About How People See Movies—He’s Mostly Watched His Own on a Small Screen,” Indiewire
Restored 4K version supported by Telefilm, with additional material incorporated. A Kino Lorber release.
FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BYCardinal Health
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BYRohauer Collection Foundation
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BYGreater Columbus Arts CouncilThe Wexner FamilyNational Endowment for the ArtsOhio Arts CouncilL Brands FoundationThe Columbus FoundationNationwide FoundationInstitute of Museum and Library ServicesVorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BYMike and Paige CraneAxium PackagingCampusParcJeni’s Splendid Ice CreamsPresident Kristina M. Johnson and Mrs. Veronica MeinhardNancy KramerLarry and Donna JamesLisa BartonJohanna DeStefanoJones DayAlex and Renée Shumate
Past Film/Video
Tales from the Gimli Hospital (Redux)
