Directed by:
Guy MaddinScreenplay:
Guy MaddinCinematography:
Benjamin KasulkeComposer:
Jason StaczekCast:
Jason Patric, Isabella Rossellini, Udo Kier, Brooke Palsson, David Wontner, Kevin Macdonald, Tattiawna Jones, Darcy Fehr, Louis Negin, Tyhr Trubiak (more)Plots(1)
An old house holds on to memories just like people do. Every room, every object in the house has a story to tell – about gangsters, forgotten children, and traumatic relationships. But memories must be organized every so often, the bad ones safely tucked away and the heady ones relived. Navigating the past, however, can be a tricky business, and the road to catharsis is a bumpy one indeed. In his latest film, Guy Maddin once again takes us on a trip to the subconscious with all its attendant obstacles and surprises, and he wraps his narrative in enchanting black-and-white photography that honors old-style cinematography while transforming it. The movie draws the viewer in by means of broad ambiguity but also through intoxicating visuals, in their “tainted opulence” sometimes reminiscent of the work of photographer Joel Peter Witkin. When universal emotions are involved, it hardly matters that tracing their causes is often difficult. Sometimes blatant psychology must simply yield to esthetics. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Jason Patric
USA
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
My Sister's Keeper (2009)
The Beast (1988)
Isabella Rossellini
Italy
Best movies:
Blue Velvet (1986)
Wild at Heart (1990)
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)
Udo Kier
German Empire
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Narcissus and Psyche (1980)
Breaking the Waves (1996)
Brooke Palsson
Best movies:
Molly Maxwell (2013)
While I Was Gone (2004) (TV movie)
Keyhole (2011)
David Wontner
Best movies:
Guidance (2014)
Keyhole (2011)
My Babysitter's a Vampire (2010) (TV movie)
Kevin Macdonald
UK
Best movies:
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005)
Casper's Scare School (2006) (TV movie)
Keyhole (2011)
Tattiawna Jones
Canada
Best movies:
Dragged Across Concrete (2018)
Robocop (2014)
Ice Castles (2010)
Darcy Fehr
Canada
Best movies:
The Good Life (2007)
The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
Ordinary Angels (2024)
Louis Negin
UK
Best movies:
The Twentieth Century (2019)
Ooh... You Are Awful (1972)
The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
Tyhr Trubiak
Canada
Best movies:
Faces in the Crowd (2011)
Curse of Chucky (2013)
Keyhole (2011)
Garrett Hnatiuk
Best movies:
Father's Day (2011)
Keyhole (2011)
The Psycho She Met Online (2017) (TV movie)