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I: Dance Film Magicians: Guy Maddin
Photo:
Guy Maddin shooting "Dracula"
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For his distinctive style and unique vision,
Guy Maddin is
often referred to as the
Canadian David Lynch. Born in 1958 in
Winnipeg, Canada, Guy Maddin began his career as a banker but
soon, in his late 20s, abandoned this meatier for filmmaking when
he made his first short film The Dead Father, in 1985.
Since then, he has gained international recognition among critics
as well as admiration and devotion among an overwhelming number
of fans from around the world. His first short
was followed by his first feature, the cult hit, Tales From
the Gimli Hospital, in 1988. Archangel was named
Best Experimental Film of 1992 by the National Society of Film
Critics. His feature, Twilight of the Ice Nymphs (1997),
starred Frank Gorshin and Shelley Duvall. He won an International
Emmy in 2002 for his television ballet film, Dracula: Tales
From a Virgin's Diary. He also has directed numerous shorts
including the much acclaimed The Heart of the World (2000),
which was named best short film by the National Society of Film
Critics. He was honored with a lifetime achievement award for
his work at the 1995 Telluride Film Festival. His most recent
feature The Saddest
Music of the World (2003) stars Isabella Rossilini.
“Dracula:
Tales From a Virgin's Diary”
75min,
2002, Canada
Director: Guy Maddin
Choreographer:
Mark Godden
Dancers: The Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Photo
by Guy Maddin |
A brilliant
synthesis of avant-garde film and breathtaking choreography,
this lushly gothic piece is based on the acclaimed full length
ballet "Dracula" by choreographer Mark Godden for
the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Director Guy Maddin brings his beautiful,
bold cinematography and dark humor to the interpretation of
his archetypical story. The film combines sensuous dance with
pantomimed scenes and intertitles, richly reminiscent of silent
films. Passionately danced by the members of the Royal Winnipeg
Ballet, DRACULA is shot in dramatic black and white with splashes
of bold red, set to the epic music of Gustav Mahler.
preceded
by
"Heart of the World"
6min, 2000, Canada
Director: Guy Maddin
Commissioned
for the 25th Anniversary of the Toronto International Film Festival,
the award-winning short The Heart of the World is a
brilliant, breathless parody of silent Soviet propaganda films.
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© Kinodance–Russia, 2004
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