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    • Send me to the 'Lectric Chair

    Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair

    • 2008
    • 00h 07m 00s
    • Guy Maddin
    • Rent $200
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    Synopsis

    A diva (Isabella Rossellini) is tied to a wooden 'lectric chair. The power is slowly increased, sparks fly playfully, smoke curls upwards. The star becomes ecstatic. Her petite mort rêverie produces excitingly strange images - from objects of desire to melancholy flashbacks.

    Official Website

    • http://guy-maddin.com

    Categories

    • Experimental,
    • Time + Space,
    • Art + Artists,
    • Body,
    • Performance,
    • Works by Women,
    • Mortality

    Shooting Format

    • Super 8mm

    Languages

    • English

    Additional Details

    • Music,
    • Black & White

    Available Subtitle

    • None

    Region

    • Manitoba,
    • Central Canada,
    • Prairies

    Screening Formats

    • DVD,
    • AppleProRes,
    • Beta SP,
    • BluRay,
    • H.264

    Credits

    • Director: Guy Maddin
    • Director: Isabella Rossellini

    Provided By

    • Winnipeg Film Group logo

    Festivals

    • AFI Fest

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    • 2008
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    This short biographical sketch of Dov Houle, the castrato know as the "Manitoba Meadowlark" who performed on tour with Brand Upon the Brain, follows a man and his eggs, a birdcage, chirping birds, and dust-covered, chirping children, all shot in Houle's home during the 2008 NFL Super Bowl.

    It's My Mother's Birthday Today

    Odin's Shield Maiden

    • 2007
    • Guy Maddin

    O, celibate ocean, Wet with death, Do not grieve

    Odin's Shield Maiden

    My Dad is 100 Years Old

    • 2005
    • Guy Maddin

    In a stunning collaboration with avant-garde filmmaker Guy Maddin, Isabella Rossellini celebrates the life and work of her father, director Roberto Rossellini, on the 100th anniversary of his birth.

    My Dad is 100 Years Old

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