Archangel (film)
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| Directed by | Guy Maddin |
| Produced by | Andre Bennett Greg Klymkiw |
| Written by | George Toles Guy Maddin |
| Starring | Kyle McCulloch Kathy Marykuca Sarah Neville Michael Gottli |
| Cinematography | Guy Maddin |
| Editing by | Guy Maddin |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Archangel is a 1990 comedy-drama film directed by Guy Maddin.
The film is set in 1919. News of the war's end has not yet reached the remote Arctic Ocean port of Archangel in Russia, so they fight on. The Russian Civil War is also underway. The protagonist is Lt. John Boles, a soldier missing a leg and some of his memories. He mourns his dead lover, Iris. In the home of a Russian family, Boles meets Veronkha, who bears a striking resemblance to Iris. Veronkha's soldier husband, Philbin, suffers from amnesia and believes it to be his wedding night. Boles obsessively believes that Veronkha is Iris. Meanwhile, the wars rage on in the Arctic night, and everyone performs heroically, albeit in a sort of amnesia.
The film is shown in grainy black and white.
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