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Guy Maddin has been described as the Canadian David Lynch for his surreal visceral films . His unique vision has gained both critical admiration and an impressive cult following for his many shorts and such feature-length films as Tales from the Gimli Hospital, The Saddest Music in the World and Dracula Tales from A Virgins Diary. In June of 2012 Guy Maddin was appointed to The Order of Canada by Canadian Governor General David Johnston. His 2014 film Seances which is more than a film, was shot in Montreal in July of 2013. The basic premise of Seances is that most silent filmmakers lost at least one film to a twist of fate Ever since these films have hovered like ghosts in search of their final resting place. His 2014 film the epic The Forbidden Room was selected to screen at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and was named Best Canadian Film by the Toronto Film Critics Association in January of 2016.
Learn more about Guy Maddin
Also see: Guy Maddin True to Form
Also see: Guy Maddin Directs Isabella Rossellini in The Saddest Music in the World.
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
The Dead Father (1986)
Tales from Gimli Hospital (1988)
Mauve Decade (1989)
BBB (1989)
Tyro (1990)
Archangel (1990)
Indigo High-Hatters (1991)
Careful (1992)
The Pomps of Satan (1993)
Sea Beggars (1994)
Sissy Boy Slap Party (1995)
Odilon Redon (1995)
The Hands of Ida (1995)
Imperial Orgies (1996)
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs (1997)
Maldoror: Tygers (1998)
The Hoyden (1998)
The Cock Crew (1998)
Hospital Fragment (1999)
Heart of the World (2000)
Fleshpots of Antiquity (2000-W)
Dracula: Pages from a Virgin`s Diary (2001)
Fancy, Fancy Being Rich (TV-2002)
Cowards Bend the Knee (2003)
The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
A Trip to the Orphanage (2004)
Sombra dolorosa (2004)
The Brand Upon the Brain! (2005)
My Dad is 100 Years Old (2005)
Nude Caboose (2006)
Odin’s Shield Maiden (2007)
My Winnipeg (2007)
Footsteps (2008)
Spanky: To the Pier and Back (2008)
Cinema16: World Short Films (2008)
Night Mayor (2009)
Keyhole (2011)
Seances (2014)
The Forbidden Room (2014)
Accidence (2018, short, co-directed with Galen and Evan Johnson)
Rumours (2024, co-directed with Galen and Evan Johnson)
Credits as a Screenwrtiter:
The Dead Father (1986)
Tales from Gimli Hospital (1988)
Mauve Decade (1989)
BBB (1989)
Tyro (1990)
Archangel (1990)
Indigo High-Hatters (1991)
Careful (1992)
The Pomps of Satan (1993)
Sissy Boy Slap Party (1995)
Odilon Redon (1995)
Imperial Orgies (1996)
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs (1997)
Maldoror: Tygers (1998)
The Hoyden (1998)
The Cock Crew (1998)
Hospital Fragment (1999)
Heart of the World (2000)
Fleshpots of Antiquity (2000)
Fancy, Fancy Being Rich (TV-2002)
Cowards Bend the Knee (2003-)
The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
A Trip to the Orphanage (2004)
Sombra dolorosa (2004)
The Brand Upon the Brain! (2005-)
My Dad is 100 Years Old (2005)
Nude Caboose (2006)
Odin’s Shield Maiden (2007)
My Winnipeg (2007)
Footsteps (2008)
Spanky: To the Pier and Back (2008)
Cinema16: World Short Films (2008)
Night Mayor (2009)
Keyhole (2011)
Seances (2014)
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