Maddin, Guy
Fancy, Fancy Being Rich
Experimental
Type:
Short Film
Date: 2002
Length: 4:48 minutes
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Languages: English
Synopsis
Part silent film, part opera aria, Guy Maddin's film is a delirious celebration of love, lust, and deceit. Internationally celebrated Canadian soprano, Valdine Anderson performs the aria from Thomas Ades' avant-garde opera Powder Her Face. Maddin's video tells the story of a mythic group of Drowned Men who rise from Lake Winnipeg to seduce village women and steal their favourite possessions. The Globe and Mail says this film is gothic as all get-out and mordantly funny while being insanely sexy.
Credits
Director
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Music
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Editor
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Screenplay
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Production Design
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Sound
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Cinematographer
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Producer
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Details
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Sound Properties
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Techniques
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Awards
Film Festival Screenings:
Rotterdam 2003
Melbourne 2003
Northwest Film Forum 2003
Bravo's 2003 High Performance Rodeo Film Festival
New York Underground Film Festival (New York, New York) 2004
Magnolia Independent Film Festival (Starkville, Mississippi) 2004
Tupelo Film Festival (Tupelo, Mississippi) 2004
Sydney International Film Festival (Sydney, Australia) 2004
Cinematexas (Austin, Texas) 2004
Antimatter Underground Festival of Short Film and Video (Victoria, British Columbia) 2004
Chicago Underground Film Festival (Chicago, Illinois) 2004
Continental Drift Short Film Festival (St. John, New Brunswick) 2004