Tales from the Gimli Hospital
1988
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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.
Key facts
Cast
Michael Gottli, Angela Heck, Margaret Anne MacLeod, Kyle McCulloch, Heather Neale
Original language
English
Setting
Manitoba
Crew
Screenplay
Guy Maddin
Producer
Greg Klymkiw, Stephen Snyder
Cinematography
Guy Maddin
Québec / French
Québec classification
General
Classification date
September 27, 1988
Trailer
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Festival History
- Toronto International Film Festival 2022 generic
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2003 generic
- Athens International Film Festival 2002 generic
- Thessaloniki Film Festival 1993 generic
Titles
| Original title | Tales from the Gimli Hospital | English |
| Alternate title | Pestilence | |
| Alternate title | Gimli Saga |
Versions & editions
| Alternate cut | 72 min | |
| Original version (English) |
Full credits
| Director | Guy Maddin |
| Cast | Michael Gottli, Angela Heck, Margaret Anne MacLeod, Kyle McCulloch, Heather Neale |
| Screenplay | Guy Maddin |
| Producer | Greg Klymkiw, Stephen Snyder |
| Cinematography | Guy Maddin |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
