An invaluable 1997 documentary on the films of Guy Maddin, shot during the production of "Twilight of the Ice Nymphs." Maddin discusses his surrealist impulses while preparing to shoot his first feature in four years on twelve lavish sets inside an abandoned Winnipeg foundry. Maddin comes across as candid, self-deprecating and cheerfully morose, describing the collapse of his previous project, "The Dykemaster's Daughter" and his ongoing fear that each film will be his last. Whether in bed with the flu or getting a bad haircut, Maddin is patient with director Noam Gonick's own eccentric notions about artistic representation. Tom Waits narrates. 3/4" video. 60m.
--Ray Pride
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