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Tales from the Gimli Hospital (1988)

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Set in a makeshift hospital that seems to exist somewhere between Scandinavia and what could be a parallel universe, Tales From the Gimli Hospital is Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin's surreal, black & white first feature. The film cleverly uses its own low-budget origin as a strength by re-visioning the techniques of the silent film era and early "talkies". During a visit to their dying mother in present-day Gimli Hospital, two children are subjected by their grandmother to a long, convoluted

Unrated, 1 hr. 12 min.

Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Guy Maddin

Written By: Guy Maddin

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1988 Wide

On DVD: Oct 17, 2000

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Critic Reviews for Tales from the Gimli Hospital

All Critics (7) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (2) | DVD (4)

Whatever else you might say about this weird, creepy, and funny independent item by Guy Maddin, it's certainly different.

May 8, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

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It is a strange piece of work.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

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It's a strange tale that never seems to be anything other than enormously funny and strange.

October 4, 2006 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

There's a thin line between weird and strange, and Maddin's debut falls just the wrong side.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

[One] Maddin's most successful experiments in untuned cinema.

May 30, 2001 Full Review Source: AV Club

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Noel Murray

AV Club

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My favourtie film by my favourite Canadian director.

January 29, 2007

Christopher Brown

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This was highly rec to me by sev Friends as a cult hit I should see. Guy Maddin blah blah blah. Maybe in 1988 this was interesting, but I sincerely doubt it. Awful, just awful.

February 16, 2007