At the height of the October Revolution during the 1919 allied intervention in Arkhangelsk, the exploits of one-legged Canadian soldier Lt. John Boles are told, after he is taken in from the cold by a dysfunctional Russian family and mistakes a local woman for his presumed dead lover.
Directed by Guy Maddin
amnesia
surrealism
black and white
silent film
dreamlike
Trailer
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Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
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Cast
Michael O'Sullivan
Doctor
Ari Cohen
Philbin
Kyle McCulloch
Lt. John Boles
Brent Neale
Lustful Youth / Allied Soldier
Bif Naked
Russian Soldier
Renji Panicker
Allied Soldier
Crew
Guy Maddin
Director
Guy Maddin
Screenplay
George Toles
Screenplay
Guy Maddin
Editor
Guy Maddin
Art Direction
Guy Maddin
Cinematography
Guy Maddin
Sound
Popular Reviews
9 reviews
gionna
8.7★ · 01/13/25
"If I were such a ghost, I would stay so close to you, you could feel my breath on your cheek.”
this was weird. i enjoyed it immensely.
"If I were such a ghost, I would stay so close to you, you could feel my breath on your cheek.”
this was weird. i enjoyed it immensely.
Malik R Sealy
9.5★ · 04/03/23
“Perhaps the Bolshevik would like a war medal for breakfast!”
“Perhaps the Bolshevik would like a war medal for breakfast!”
