Archangel
Directed by Guy Maddin
1990Feature93 minCanada
An amnesiac soldier searching for his lost love joins the fight against the Bolsheviks in Archangel, unaware that the Great War ended three months earlier.
StatusAvailable to book
ReleaseNovember 14, 2023
Runtime93 min
FormatsDCP · Digital file
On screensReady to book
Synopsis
An amnesiac soldier, seeking his lost love, arrives in Archangel in northern Russia to help the townsfolk in their fight against the Bolsheviks, all quite unaware that the Great War ended three months ago.
The director
Guy Maddin is a Winnipeg filmmaker whose films, from Tales from the Gimli Hospital and Careful to The Saddest Music in the World and My Winnipeg, are instantly recognizable. They are known for their obsessive use of archaic film styles, melodramatic excess and personal mythology.
