Careful

media release: Canada | 1992 | 35mm | 100 min.

Director: Guy Maddin

Cast: Kyle McCullough, Gosia Dobrowolska, Paul Cox

High in the Alpine village of Tolzbad, any loud noise or even strong emotion risks triggering an avalanche. Consumed by a lifetime of simmering lust and repressed rivalries, one family finally erupts into a feverish torrent of sex and violence. Designed to evoke the trembling saturation of early two-strip Technicolor, Maddin’s first color feature is an otherworldly pageant of lurid artificiality, which will be in full display on this original release 35mm print.

Admission is free, seating limited. No admission 15 minutes after scheduled start times.

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