J Hoberman of the Village Voice cited Guy Maddin as “the most eccentric of mainstream filmmakers (or the most accessible of the avant-gardists)”. For decades, Maddin has created cinematic worlds governed entirely by their own logic. Inventive, wonderfully self-deprecating and irreverent, each new work offers an avalanche of humour and delirious melodrama.
His films celebrate the tactility of the medium and pay homage to cinema of a bygone era, drawing on influences as varied as Homer and ice hockey. Sleepwalkers, amnesiacs, (flawed) heroes and the psychotic inhabit Maddin’s snowbound landscapes, where dreams and memory rein supreme.
In July and August, ACMI presents a complete season of films by Guy Maddin, including many of his award-winning short films and a series of ‘Guy Maddin Selects’, films chosen by the director as ideal screening companions for his own works. Strike your own path through this intoxicating season or take a guided tour of his films with ACMI’s specially selected curator packages.
Thursday 5 July – Friday 27 July 2012
Full $15 Concession $12
ACMI Members $11
Curated Packages $30
