FILMS WE LIKE presents
Guy Maddin’s
ARCHANGEL
4K Digital Remaster
Starts November 14, 2023
TIFF Bell Lightbox, Toronto, Canada with Director in Attendance
For immediate release – Guy Maddin’s surreal and visually striking sophomore film ARCHANGEL is revitalized with a stunning new 4K transfer from the original negative supervised by the director with the generous support of Telefilm Canada.
ARCHANGEL’s 4K Digital Remaster premieres November 14 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox with director Guy Maddin in attendance, followed by a theatrical release across North America by Films We Like (Canada) and Zeitgeist Films (US).
Literally a film like no other, this weird, wild and extraordinary photoplay is both melodrama and deadpan parody. With striking black and white cinematography and stylized set design, Guy Maddin tells a tale of obsessive love in the arctic Russian town of Archangel, where Bolsheviks, White Russians and German Huns converge during World War I.
To celebrate the release, Films We Like has commissioned Winnipeg-based artist and designer Galen Johnson to create a brand new poster and trailer.
Media Inquiries
Mercy Lam mercy@filmswelike.com
About Guy Maddin
Guy Maddin is an award-winning filmmaker and artist based in Winnipeg, Canada with many critically acclaimed films including: The Saddest Music in the World (2003), My Winnipeg (2007), and Tales From the Gimli Hospital (1988), which was reimagined in 4K and released as Tales From the Gimli Hospital Redux (2022).
About Films We Like
Founded by award-winning documentary filmmaker Ron Mann (Grass, Comic Book Confidential, Carmine Street Guitars), Films We Like is a boutique distributor of documentary, independent, and international films in Canada. Films We Like is committed to restoring neglected Canadian films, most recently P4W: Prison for Women, Hookers on Davie, and Calling the Shots by Janis Cole and Holly Dale.