128 minutes – Fantasy/drama
Festival release date: January 26, 2015, Sundance Film Festival
Release date: October 9, 2015
Canadian Distributor: Phi Films/Mongrel Media
As potbellied, satin robe-clad Marv opens The Forbidden Room, he instructs us on the history and significance of bathing. One might never guess what’s in store from Guy Maddin’s ode to the lost movies of the silent era, honouring classic cinema while electrocuting it with energy. Bursting with playful cacophony, Maddin’s opus takes us high into the air, under the sea, around the world, and into dreamscapes, spinning tales of amnesia, captivity, deception, and murder. |
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