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    Hospital Fragment

    • 1999
    • 00h 04m 00s
    • Guy Maddin
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    Synopsis

    The attempts of a young man (Neale) to consummate his love for a young woman (Heck) are thwarted by a fish monger (Fehr). The woman's beloved (Gottli) cuts bark fish.

    Official Website

    • http://guy-maddin.com

    Categories

    • Experimental,
    • Animals,
    • Drama,
    • Love + Hate,
    • Short

    Shooting Format

    • 16 mm

    Languages

    • English

    Additional Details

    • Music,
    • Black & White

    Available Subtitle

    • None

    Region

    • Manitoba,
    • Central Canada,
    • Prairies

    Screening Formats

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

    Credits

    • Director: Guy Maddin

    Provided By

    • Winnipeg Film Group logo

    Festivals

    • Calgary International Film Festival
    • Gimli Film Festival - Manitoba
    • International Film Festival Rotterdam
    • REGARD International Short Film Festival

    More By Guy Maddin

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    • 2008
    • Guy Maddin

    Keller, an old sub-aquatic locomotive engineer, and his son Caelum witness a train collision and rescue from its wreckage Berenice, an orphaned pre-adolescent girl-snail. Keller and Caelum adopt Berenice as a member of their family. Keller even names his beloved steam engine after his "daughter".

    Odilon Redon: The Eye Like a Strange Balloon Mounts Towards Infinity (2008)

    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

    FuseBoy (Workbooks)

    • 2005
    • Guy Maddin, Jody Shapiro

    Ignorant armies of sketchy people clashing by night.

    FuseBoy (Workbooks)

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