I learned of Guy Maddin from his 2003 drama "The Saddest Music in the World", about a contest to determine which country has the most depressing music. I've finally seen Maddin's feature debut, the bizarre "Tales from the Gimli Hospital". I don't know how exactly to describe the movie. Set amid a smallpox epidemic, it features a woman telling her grandchildren about events in Iceland from the days of yore. Filmed in black and white with minimal dialogue, the movie appears to be a tribute to the most surreal examples of early cinema (although other people have noted similarities to David Lynch's work).
It's not really a "good" or "bad" movie. It's basically an excuse to be as avant-garde as possible. You could probably count on one hand the number of movies that you've seen that are like this one.
It's not really a "good" or "bad" movie. It's basically an excuse to be as avant-garde as possible. You could probably count on one hand the number of movies that you've seen that are like this one.