The read
It runs a compact 1h 4m.
Synopsis
While their mother is dying in the modern Gimli, Manitoba hospital, two young children are told an important tale by their Icelandic grandmother about Einar the lonely, his friend Gunnar, and the angelic Snjofrieder in a Gimli of old.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes78%
Metacritic71/100
33 audience votes
Key crew
- Guy MaddinDirector
- Guy MaddinWriter
Cast
- Kyle McCullochEinar the Lonely / Minstrel
- Michael GottliGunnar
- Angela HeckSnjófridur
- Margaret Anne MacLeodAmma
- Heather NealeGranddaughter
- David NealeGrandson
- Don HewakJohn Ramsay
- Ron EyolfsonPastor Osbaldison / Patient
- Chris JohnsonLord Dufferin
- Donna SzökeFish Princess
- Tiffany TaylorGunnar's Strolling Companion / Gimli Maiden
- Linda SchinkelDying Mother
Stills
Themes
avant-garde