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Archangel

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  • 1h 30m
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Archangel (1990)
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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 th... Read allAn 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.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.
IMDb RATING
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1.5K
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  • Director
    • Guy Maddin
  • Writers
    • John B. Harvie(story suggestion)
    • Guy Maddin(screenplay)
    • George Toles(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Michael Gottli
    • David Falkenberg
    • Michael O'Sullivan
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  • Director
    • Guy Maddin
  • Writers
    • John B. Harvie(story suggestion)
    • Guy Maddin(screenplay)
    • George Toles(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Michael Gottli
    • David Falkenberg
    • Michael O'Sullivan
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    • 9User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Michael Gottli
    • Janningsas Jannings
    David Falkenberg
    • Gezaas Geza
    Michael O'Sullivan
    • Doctoras Doctor
    Margaret Anne MacLeod
    • Babaas Baba
    Ari Cohen
    Ari Cohen
    • Philbinas Philbin
    Sarah Neville
    • Danchukas Danchuk
    Kathy Marykuca
    • Veronkhaas Veronkha
    Kyle McCulloch
    • Lt. John Bolesas Lt. John Boles
    Victor Cowie
    • Sea Captainas Sea Captain
    Ihor Procak
    • Monkas Monk
    Robert Lougheed
    • Kaiser Wilhelm IIas Kaiser Wilhelm II
    Stephen Snyder
    • Stage Kaiser Wilhelm IIas Stage Kaiser Wilhelm II
    • (as Snyder)
    Michael Powell
    • Red Cross Nurseas Red Cross Nurse
    Sam Toles
    • Young Philbinas Young Philbin
    Lloyd Weinberg
    • Priestas Priest
    Graham Bicq
    • Babyas Baby
    • (as Graham Blicq)
    Brent Neale
    • Lustful Youthas Lustful Youth…
    Caroline Bonner
    • Lustful Youthas Lustful Youth
    • Director
      • Guy Maddin
    • Writers
      • John B. Harvie(story suggestion)
      • Guy Maddin(screenplay)
      • George Toles(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The interiors of the hotel where Philbin and Veronkha stay were in fact the director's apartment, redressed and with an elaborate new paint job.
    • Quotes

      Danchuk: I've heard of ghosts. Good ghosts who wonder the battlefields at night, guiding soldiers out of danger. You can see their omens everywhere. Omens, warnings of stray bullets and lurking enemies. If I was such a ghost, I would stay so close to you, you could feel my breath on your cheek.

    • Connections
      Featured in Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight (1997)

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    10/10
    Love and loss set against the horror of World War I.
    During the First World War, a Canadian soldier, devastated by the recent death of his fiancee, arrives at the frozen Russian city of Archangel. While billeted with a local family, he is astonished to discover a woman that may or may not be the lover he thought lost. Unfortunately, she is suffering from amnesia and remembers nothing of their former passion. A rival suitor, claiming to be her husband and who may also be suffering from amnesia, is equally unsuccessful at winning her affection. The melancholy story plays itself out against the madness of the Great War.

    Filming entirely indoors with homemade props and costumes, director Guy Maddin has created a very strange and intense movie. Cribbing heavily from the look and atmosphere of German expressionist cinema, Maddin goes much further in exploring some very human issues: loss, love, memory and redemption. He also examines patriotism and by stylistically depicting the horrors of trench warfare he delivers a pacifist message that reminds me of movies like Grande Illusion and All Quiet on the Western Front. The ultimate power of this movie, however, lies in the sense of alienation we see among the characters. They are not only unable to love each other, they are barely able to communicate. In fact, under the cloud of forgetfulness that is a major theme in this movie, the characters are often not even capable of recognizing one another at all!
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    • Release date
      • September 1, 1990 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Arcángel
    • Filming locations
      • Manitoba, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Cinephile
      • Ordnance Pictures
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    • Budget
      • CA$500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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