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Guy Maddin Biography (1956-)

Born February 28, 1956, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; son of Charlie Maddin(a hockey team business manager); married Elise Moore, August 19, 1995 (divorced, 2002); some sources cite another marriage and divorce; children: Jilian.Addresses: Agent: Robert Newman, International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality

Canadian

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, producer, writer, cinematographer, film editor, sound editor, production designer, art director, actor

Birth Details

February 28, 1956

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Director
• The Dead Father (short film), 1986
• Tales from the Gimli Hospital (also known as Gimli Saga andPestilence), Circle Releasing/Cinephile, 1988
• BBB, 1989
• Mauve Decade, 1989
• Tyro, 1990
• Archangel, Zeitgeist Films, 1991
• Indigo High-Hatters, 1991
• Careful, Cinephile, 1992
• The Pomps of Satan, 1993
• Sea Beggars, 1994
• The Hands of Ida, 1995
• Odilon Redon (short film; also known as Odilon Redon or the EyeLike a Strange Balloon Mounts Toward Infinity), Zeitgeist Films, 1995
• Sissy Boy Slap Party (short film), 1995
• Imperial Orgies, 1996
• Twilight of the Ice Nymphs, Zeitgeist Films, 1997
• The Cock Crew, 1998
• The Hoyden, 1998
• Maldoror: Tygers, 1998
• Hospital Fragment, 1999
• Fleshpots of Antiquity, 2000
• The Heart of the World (short film), 2000
• Cowards Bend the Knee, Power Plant, 2003
• The Saddest Music in the World (musical), IFC Films/TVA Films, 2004
• Sombra dolorosa (short film), TVA Films, 2004
• A Trip to the Orphanage (short film), TVA Films, 2004
• Film Producer
• Tales from the Gimli Hospital (also known as Gimli Saga andPestilence), Circle Releasing/Cinephile, 1988
• Hospital Fragment, 1999
• Film Cinematographer
• Tales from the Gimli Hospital (also known as Gimli Saga andPestilence), Circle Releasing/Cinephile, 1988
• BBB, 1989
• Mauve Decade, 1989
• Tyro, 1990
• Archangel, Zeitgeist Films, 1991
• Indigo High-Hatters, 1991
• Careful, Cinephile, 1992
• Sea Beggars, 1994
• Sissy Boy Slap Party (short film), 1995
• Imperial Orgies, 1996
• The Hoyden, 1998
• Maldoror: Tygers, 1998
• Hospital Fragment, 1999
• Fleshpots of Antiquity, 2000
• The Heart of the World (short film), 2000
• Cowards Bend the Knee, Power Plant, 2003
• Sombra dolorosa (short film), TVA Films, 2004
• A Trip to the Orphanage (short film), TVA Films, 2004
• Film Editor
• Tales from the Gimli Hospital (also known as Gimli Saga andPestilence), Circle Releasing/Cinephile, 1988
• BBB, 1989
• Mauve Decade, 1989
• Tyro, 1990
• Archangel, Zeitgeist Films, 1991
• Indigo High-Hatters, 1991
• Careful, Cinephile, 1992
• The Pomps of Satan, 1993
• Sea Beggars, 1994
• Sissy Boy Slap Party (short film), 1995
• Imperial Orgies, 1996
• The Hoyden, 1998
• Maldoror: Tygers, 1998
• Hospital Fragment, 1999
• Fleshpots of Antiquity, 2000
• The Heart of the World (short film), 2000
• Sombra dolorosa (short film), TVA Films, 2004
• A Trip to the Orphanage (short film), TVA Films, 2004
• Film Sound Editor
• Archangel, Zeitgeist Films, 1991
• Careful, Cinephile, 1992
• Film Work
• Other
• Art director, Archangel, Zeitgeist Films, 1991
• Production designer, Careful, Cinephile, 1992
• Film Appearances
• Student, Oak, Ivy, and Other Dead Elms, 1982
• Nurse, The International Style, 1983
• Concerned citizen Stan, Survival, 1985
• (Uncredited) Doctor, Tales from the Gimli Hospital (also known asGimli Saga and Pestilence), Circle Releasing/Cinephile, 1988
• Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight (documentary), 1997
• Vinyl, 1997, Asylum Entertainment, 2000
• Party guest, Black as Hell, Strong as Death, Sweet as Love, 1998
• Himself, And So to Bed, 1999
• Waiter Joe, Nostradamus, Regent Entertainment, 2000
• Himself, Celluloid Dreams, Asylum Entertainment, 2002
• The Saddest Characters in the World: The Cast of the Saddest Music inthe World (featurette included with the DVD of The Saddest Music in the World), TVA Films, 2004
• Television Director
• "It's a Wonderful Life," Sonic Cinema (special), Sundance Channel,2001
• Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary (ballet; special), CBC, 2002
• (And cinematographer) Fancy, Fancy Being Rich, 2002
• Television Appearances
• Himself, Teardrops in the Snow: The Making of the Saddest Music in theWorld, CTV and Independent Film Channel, c. 2004
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• The Dead Father (short film), 1986
• Tales from the Gimli Hospital (also known as Gimli Saga andPestilence), Circle Releasing/Cinephile, 1988
• BBB, 1989
• Mauve Decade, 1989
• Tyro, 1990
• Archangel, Zeitgeist Films, 1991
• Indigo High-Hatters, 1991
• Careful, Cinephile, 1992
• The Pomps of Satan, 1993
• Odilon Redon (short film; also known as Odilon Redon or the EyeLike a Strange Balloon Mounts Toward Infinity), Zeitgeist Films, 1995
• Sissy Boy Slap Party (short film), 1995
• Imperial Orgies, 1996
• The Cock Crew, 1998
• The Hoyden, 1998
• Maldoror: Tygers, 1998
• Hospital Fragment, 1999
• Fleshpots of Antiquity, 2000
• The Heart of the World (short film), 2000
• Cowards Bend the Knee, Power Plant, 2003
• (With others; and story with others) The Saddest Music in the World (musical), IFC Films/TVA Films, 2004
• Sombra dolorosa (short film), TVA Films, 2004
• A Trip to the Orphanage (short film), TVA Films, 2004
• Nonfiction
• From the Atelier Tovar: Selected Writings by Guy Maddin, Coach House Books, 2003
• Contributor of film criticism to periodicals, including Cinema Scope, Film Comment, and Village Voice.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Vatnsdal, Caelum, Kino Delirium: The Films of Guy Maddin, ArbeiterRing Publishing, 2000

Periodicals

• Artforum International, June, 2003, pp. 156-63
• Cineaste, spring, 2004, pp. 85-86; summer, 2004, pp. 18-25
• Film Comment, January, 2003, pp. 22-23
• Interview, May, 2004, p. 70
• Maclean's, December 23, 2002, p. 50