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A silent film made in 1992? Guy Maddin said 'hold my absinthe.'
TMDB
60
IMDb
70
Rotten Tomatoes
83
Audience Score
81
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Careful (1992)

fever dreamVictorian melodramamelting film stock

Overview

ComedyFantasyDrama

The mountain-village passions of a German widow and her sons unfold in the style of a 1920s expressionist movie.

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Content warning
surreal
repression and desiremother-son codependencyartifice vs. authenticitycollective trauma

Standout Aspects

Cinematography

Hand-tinted frames that look salvaged from a fire.

Direction

Maddin's obsessive recreation of Weimar-era techniques.

Best for:Solo: Late night when you're questioning your sanity anyway.·Rewatch: Second viewing to catch all the visual gags.
Heads up:Triggers: Oedipal themes played for uncomfortable laughs.
Guy Maddin

Director

Guy Maddin

ReleasedSep 30, 1992
Runtime1h 40m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Canada Council for the Arts
The Manitoba Arts Council

Top Cast

Kyle McCulloch

Kyle McCulloch

Grigorss

Małgorzata Dobrowolska

Małgorzata Dobrowolska

Zenaida

Brent Neale

Brent Neale

Johann

Paul Cox

Paul Cox

Count Knotkers

Michael O'Sullivan

Michael O'Sullivan

Blind Ghost

Katya Gardner

Katya Gardner

Sigleinde

Jackie Burroughs

Jackie Burroughs

Frau Teacher

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Maddin shot on expired stock and boiled film to achieve that distressed, archival look. No digital tricks—just genuine decay.

Cultural

The fictional 'Tolzbad' setting deliberately evokes Bergfilme, a forgotten German genre where mountains symbolized fatal destiny and repressed sexuality.

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