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Archangel (1990)
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Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 4
Rotten:2
Average Rating: 5.3/10
Synopsis: This World War I fantasy/drama follows Lt. John Boles, a decorated Canadian soldier who travels to Russia where he happens upon a woman who may or may not be his dead fiancee. The woman is plagued... This World War I fantasy/drama follows Lt. John Boles, a decorated Canadian soldier who travels to Russia where he happens upon a woman who may or may not be his dead fiancee. The woman is plagued with amnesia and has another suitor with a similar affliction. Such an implausible oddity is standard for Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin. His direction of this parody utilizes stylized sets and early filmmaking techniques that could fool the uninitiated into believing that ARCHANGEL, released in 1990, is actually a lost film from the early sound era. This unusual war epic may play out as a melodrama, but an unassuming sense of humor gives it the air of a comedic cult classic. Also included is the 6-minute short THE HEART OF THE WORLD, perhaps Maddin's most acclaimed work. [More]
Starring: Kyle McCulloch, Victor Cowie, Michael Gottli, Sarah Neville
Starring: Kyle McCulloch, Victor Cowie, Michael Gottli, Sarah Neville
Director: Guy Maddin
Director: Guy Maddin
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Reviews for Archangel
What comes across is a fascinating fetishist delirium, where memories of remote war movies get recycled into something that's alternately creepy and beautiful.
Confused? No matter; so are the characters in this absurdist melodrama.
At once perplexing and joyous, Maddin has crafted a film that, for all the confusion inherent in the tale, unfolds on its own unique (and rather tedious) terms.
From its flickering, inky cinematography to its wavering late 1920's-style sound track, to Veronkha's kohl-eyed vampish look, the movie is an expert parody of a period movie style.
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