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    Glorious

    • 2008
    • 00h 12m 19s
    • Guy Maddin
    • Rent $200
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    Synopsis

    A weakening ganglord regains the grip over his children when he is visited by the ghost of his father. The ghost then collects his "generational fees."

    Official Website

    • http://guy-maddin.com

    Categories

    • Experimental,
    • Absurdity,
    • Art + Artists,
    • Body,
    • Fiction,
    • LGBTQ2S+,
    • Love + Hate,
    • Sexuality,
    • 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

    Provided By

    • Winnipeg Film Group logo

    Festivals

    • Reel Pride

    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)

    Odin's Shield Maiden

    • 2007
    • Guy Maddin

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

    Odin's Shield Maiden

    Hospital Fragment

    • 1999
    • Guy Maddin

    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.

    Hospital Fragment

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