The read
It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
At the height of the October Revolution during the 1919 allied intervention in Arkhangelsk, the exploits of one-legged Canadian soldier Lt. John Boles are told, after he is taken in from the cold by a dysfunctional Russian family and mistakes a local woman for his presumed dead lover.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic68/100
53 audience votes
Key crew
- Guy MaddinDirector
- Guy MaddinScreenplay
- George TolesScreenplay
Cast
- Michael GottliJannings
- David FalkenburgGeza
- Michael O'SullivanDoctor
- Margaret Anne MacLeodBaba
- Ari CohenPhilbin
- Sarah NevilleDanchuk
- Kathy MarykucaVeronkha
- Kyle McCullochLt. John Boles
- Victor CowieSea Captain
- Ihor ProcakMonk
- Chris JohnsonRussian Soldier
- Vince RimmerBolshevik
Stills
Themes
amnesiasurrealismblack and whitesilent filmdreamlike