The Forbidden Room
Year
2015
Director
Guy Maddin
Synopsis
A submarine crew, a feared pack of forest bandits, a famous surgeon, and a battalion of child soldiers all get more than they bargained for as they wend their way toward progressive ideas on life and love.
Honours/Awards
2015 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award, presented annually by the Toronto Film Critics Association. (At $100,000 this is the largest arts award in Canada).
Reviews
The film received critical acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 96% rating based on 67 reviews, with an average rating of 8.16/10. The site's consensus states: "The Forbidden Room may frustrate viewers looking for a linear experience, but those seeking a challenge – or already familiar with director Guy Maddin's work – will be rewarded.
“The Forbidden Room" is weird, esoteric, and probably not the ideal entry point for curious moviegoers who have not yet experienced the glory of a Guy Maddin film for themselves.”
“Exquisitely designed, this cornucopia of melodramatic fragments and movie pastiches will enchant Guy Maddin fans. The more screen history you know, the greater the pleasure, while the numerous cameos (Charlotte Rampling, Udo Kier), offset the whiff of self-indulgence.
Adèle’s roles
The deaf invalid, Blue Mountains Mystery. With Geraldine Chaplin.
About the project
Filming was done in February to March 2012 at the Pompidou Centre in Paris (where Adèle’s sequences were shot) and in Montreal in 2013. The public was invited to the filming. Before filming the team ‘communicated’ with the spirits of the lost films. These seem to have been almost performance art productions.
The Paris film shoot was 17 films in 17 days, so it must have been super crazy! Adèle was in one film Ladies of the Mob with Charlotte Rampling.
Comments
Comments
In a word: Strange. In two words: Seriously weird. Reviews suggests that the critics loved it and it won a huge award in Canada, but I guess I am not yet knowledgeable about cinema, to appreciate the depths of this film. Adèle is on screen for about 20 seconds.
I love that Adèle is up for anything and that she takes on projects that challenge and extend her. That means that sometimes the projects will be a bit strange and perhaps ‘not to my taste’. I accept that and I applaud her approach to her creative journey. I’m happy to view things that I would otherwise not have, and I trust her as my cinema guide, even if things get a bit weird sometimes…
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