Canada, 1992
100m
colour, stereo
A Canadian fantasy film directed by Guy Maddin.
Plot Summary
The residents of the remote Alpine village of Tolzbad talk quietly and move slowly as they are in constant risk of triggering a devastating avalanche. This leads to some strange mental aberrations and bizarre relationships among the paranoid townspeople.
Credits
Crew
Director: Guy Maddin
The Canada Council, The Canada Manitoba Cultural Industries Development Office, The Greg and Tracy Film Ministry, The Manitoba Arts Council, Téléfilm Canada
Executive Producer: Andre Bennett
Producers: Greg Klymkiw, Tracy Traeger
Script: Guy Maddin, George Toles
Story: George Toles
Director of Photography: Guy Maddin
Editor: Guy Maddin
Music: John McCulloch
Sound Recordists: Don Melnyk, Russ Dyck
Costume Designer: Donna Szoke
Make-up: Pamela M. Athayde, Donna Szoke
Production Designer: Guy Maddin
Cast
Kyle McCulloch (Grigorss)
Gosia Dobrowolska (Zenaida)
Sarah Neville (Klara)
Paul Cox (Count Knotkers)
Brent Neale (Johann)
Victor Cowie (Herr Trotta)
Michael O’Sullivan (blind ghost)
Katya Gardner (Sigleinde)
Vince Rimmer (Franz)
Jackie Burroughs (Frau Teacher)
Ross McMillan (Chief Steward)
Leith Clark (Butler Blore)
Glen Hubich (Butler Schrammel)
Brendan Carruthers (mortician)
George Toles (Countess Knotkers)
Greg Klymkiw (Shower Meister)
Kelli Shinfield (Gerda the mountain girl)
Andrea Wichert, Carol McQuarrie, Barbara Green, Kathryn Martin, Lisa Skrypichako, Soffia Cooney, Dora Sigurdson, Hrund, Daisy, Tina Douvris, Arlea Ashcroft, Jennifer Harris, Rebecca Gibson, Julia Brown, Stacy Shore, Jillian Maddin, Alana Van Buren, Amanda Bourdon, Alexandra Rachey, Tanya Brown, Jessica Brown, Avril Maister, Tracy Gemmell, Ron Eyolfson, Roy Norton, Graham Bicq, Randy Kray, Sean Hanson, Robert Lunn, Peter Lunn, Don Hewak, Stu Lavitt, Jim Keller (townspeople)
Matt Holm, Conrad Percheson, Hans Ter Horst, Kurt Moritz, Jeff Solylo, Ian Handford, Caelum Vatnsdal, Mark Yuill, Jonas Chernick (Butler students)
Alternative Titles
Lawinen über Tolzbad – Germany
Links
Extracts included in
Celluloid Dreams (2002)
Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight (1997)
References
Periodicals
- FilmMagasinet August/September 1995 p.21 – review (by Dag Tufte)
- Video Watchdog no.33 (1996) pp.11-12 – note (Video Tapevine by TL [Tim Lucas])
