Films We Like presents a brand new 4K remastering of TALES FROM THE GIMLI HOSPITAL by Guy Maddin. The new 4K digital remaster is supervised by Guy Maddin using original printing elements provided by the TIFF Cinematheque Library. The digital remaster is made possible by the generous financial support of Telefilm Canada, in partnership with TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival).
Guy Maddin’s highly acclaimed first feature, released in 1988, is now regarded as one of the true cult hits on the midnight movie circuit.
Set during a smallpox epidemic in the village of Gimli, Manitoba near the turn of the century, Tales from the Gimli Hospital is a dreamlike, elliptical film which explores the jealousy and madness instilled in two men who share a hospital room "in a Gimli we no longer know."
About Guy Maddin
Guy Maddin is a Canadian filmmaker with numerous shorts and 11 feature films to his credit, including the Emmy Award-winning ballet film Dracula — Pages From A Virgin’s Diary (2002); The Saddest Music in the World (2003); My Winnipeg (2007); and US National Society of Film Critics Best Experimental Film Prize-winners Archangel (1990) and The Heart of the World (2000). He is also a member of The Order of Canada & The Order of Manitoba.
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 important Canadian films, most recently P4W -Prison for Women, Hookers on Davie, and Calling the Shots by Holly Dale and Janis Cole.