Tales From the Gimli Hospital (1988)

Synopsis: Set at the turn of the 20th century, this postmodern film explores a depraved game of upsmanship between two men. Two children visit their dying mother in a hospital. Then a relative tells... Set at the turn of the 20th century, this postmodern film explores a depraved game of upsmanship between two men. Two children visit their dying mother in a hospital. Then a relative tells them the Icelandic legend of Einar, the Lonely... In a small fishing village in Iceland a smallpox plague has disfigures its victims' faces. Einar and his fellow patient, Gunnar, sit in a quarantined hospital room. Attempting to evoke sympathy from one another, the men exchange confessional stories about past misdeeds. Gunnar claims he murdered his wife by infecting her with the pestilence. Einar says he once robbed a grave and profaned its beautiful inhabitant. As they reveal more about themselves, the men learn they have something in common -- something very ugly. This tape also includes a short film by Guy Maddin, "The Dead Father." [More]

Starring: Kyle McCulloch, Michael Gottli

Starring: Kyle McCulloch, Michael Gottli

Director: Guy Maddin

Director: Guy Maddin

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