Tales from the Gimli Hospital (1988)
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.
Director: Guy Maddin
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Kyle McCulloch as Einar the Lonely / Minstrel |
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Michael Gottli as Gunnar |
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Angela Heck as Snjófridur |
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Margaret Anne MacLeod as Amma |
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Heather Neale as Granddaughter |
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David Neale as Grandson |
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Don Hewak as John Ramsay |
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Ron Eyolfson as Pastor Osbaldison / Patient |
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Chris Johnson as Lord Dufferin |
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Donna Szöke as Fish Princess |
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Tiffany Taylor as Gunnar's Strolling Companion / Gimli Maiden |
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Linda Schinkel as Dying Mother |
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Jeff Solylo as Angry Husband |
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Randy Kray as Angel |
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George Toles as Angel with Mustache |
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Carmen Snidal as Sigvalda Sigurdsdottír |
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Brent Neale as Valdimar / Gimli Manfolk |
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Greg Klymkiw as Gravedigger #1 |
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Ian Handford as Gravedigger #2 / Highlander |
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Caroline Bonner as Elfa Egilsdóttir / Nurse / Gimli Maiden |
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Michelle Hannesson as Nurse |
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Roberta Hannesson as Nurse |
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Martina Petriuk as Nurse |
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Jey Thibedeau as Nurse |
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Jennine Profeta as Nurse / Gimli Maiden |
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Bonnie Brown as Nurse |
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David James Lewis as Gimli Manfolk / Patient |
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Allen Schinkel as Gimli Manfolk |
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Howard Curle as Gimli Manfolk |
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M.B. Duggan as Gimli Manfolk |
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John Bekavac as Gimli Manfolk |
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Stephen Snyder as Gimli Manfolk / Bleeding Patient / Highlander |
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Alan Baker as Gimli Manfolk |
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Dmitri as Gimli Manfolk |
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Michael Duggan as Gimli Manfolk |
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Yvette Nolan as Gimli Maiden |
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Kirsten McFeetors as Gimli Maiden |
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Laurie Richardson as Gimli Maiden / Dancer |
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Janice McRae as Gimli Maiden |
| Directing | Guy Maddin | Director |
| Camera | Carol Pickering | Additional Camera |
| Writing | George Toles | Story Consultant |
| Editing | Guy Maddin | Editor |
| Sound | Laurence Mardon | Sound |
| Camera | Lorne Bailey | Additional Camera |
| Writing | Guy Maddin | Writer |
| Crew | Guy Maddin | Cinematography |
| Directing | Kyle McCulloch | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Alan Baker | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donna Szöke | Costume Design |
| Production | Greg Klymkiw | Producer |
| Production | Stephen Snyder | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Rick Atkinson | Modeling |
| Editing | Dawna Noga | Negative Cutter |
| Art | Jeff Solylo | Art Direction |
| Sound | Clive Perry | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donna Szöke | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Holly Gregory | Additional Camera |