TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements iii
Introduction 1
Chapter 1: The Dead Father 18
Chapter 2: Tales from the Gimli Hospital 31
Chapter 3: Archangel 66
Chapter 4: Careful 122
Chapter 5: Twilight of the Ice Nymphs 181
Chapter 6: Dracula—Pages from a Virgin's Diary 232
Chapter 7: Cowards Bend the Knee 271
Chapter 8: The Saddest Music in the World 335
Chapter 9: Brand Upon the Brain! 389
Chapter 10: My Winnipeg 452
Envoi 517
Appendix: The Short Films 520
Bibliography 581
'Canada's most original and enigmatic filmmaker has found a superb interlocutor. William Beard demonstrates his deep and broad understanding of film history in these detailed, incisive, heartfelt, and sometimes playful interpretations of Guy Maddin's personal and artistic life.' -- Scott Forsyth, Department of Film, York University 'It seems entirely possible that with Into the Past, Guy Maddin has found his most committed exegete. Not only is William Beard deeply invested in the Maddin oeuvre; he appears to have studied every available scrap in his filmography and compiled an impressive array of production information. For anyone seeking guidance in the Maddin labyrinth, Beard offers not only a treasure chest, but a map showing us the way to many of the jewels.' -- Jonathan Rosenbaum, author of Essential Cinema: On the Necessity of Film Canons and Discovering Orson Welles
William Beard is a professor and film studies program director in the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta.
Into the Past is an impressive in-depth look at all of the major
works in the Maddin inventory and more than a glance at almost
everything else Maddin has ever produced. This immaculate
achievement comprises a close set of readings and analysis that
could only have been driven by a scholar happily lost in the
funhouse of the material.
*Noreen Golfman, Literary Review of Canada*
'To use a culinary metaphor, Into the Past is a grand entrée on
which the chef has expanded a deal of thought and time. In terms of
Maddin's work, Beard is the master chef and Into the Past his pièce
de résistance.'
*Great Plains Quarterly, Spring 2011*
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