Sunday February 9, 2025, Can Dialectics Break Bricks Cinema: Careful (1992) * Directed by Guy Maddin * 100 minutes * In English * doors open at 20:00 * intro & film start at 20:30.
An Icelandic folk tale tells of a 19th-century village buried deep in the mountains whose inhabitants have to literally hold their breath and keep from making any lively movements out of fear of triggering an avalanche. This visionary Canadian director’s films have a look all of their own; blending surrealism with German style expressionism. Careful is filmed in a bright Technicolor style that’s visually dazzling. Like his other films (My Winnipeg, The Saddest Music in the World) this film is a bizarre adventure that is just as imaginative with its aesthetics as it is with its storyline and philosophical musings. The grainy slightly faded style of his films, complete with scratches, make them appear from another era.
Bathed in lurid tints that are stunning, this film comes off as a kind of old movie from another planet. The twisted picturesque landscapes look like they jumped out of a Salvador Dali painting. If you are looking for a disturbing candy-colored dark comedy, then this is the film for you. Because even though the villagers live their lives trying to keep quiet and not make much noise out of deadly fear, sexual frenzies teem in this world of repression, setting off incestuous love triangles with deadly consequences.
Film night at Joe’s Garage, cozy cinema! Free entrance. You want to screen a movie, let us know: joe [at] lists [dot] squat [dot] net
