Cowards Bend the Knee
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Guy Maddin
Darcy Fehr
Melissa Dionisio
Amy Stewart
Tara Birtwhistle
Luis Negin
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
An expressionist work comprised of surreal action involving: a hockey rink that houses a forgotten wax museum, where ghosts of dead lovers stroll; and a beauty salon where a demented doctor, wearing a corset, performs abortions.
Director
Guy Maddin
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2003
Released in United States June 2004
Released in United States May 2003
Released in United States on Video September 20, 2005
Released in United States Summer August 11, 2004
Shown at IFP/Los Angeles Film Festival (Special Screenings) June 17-26, 2004.
Shown at Rotterdam Film Festival January 22-February 2, 2003.
Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (Special Screenings) May 3-11, 2003.
Project originally designed as installation art in which 10 "chapters" were viewed through separate peepholes.
Released in United States 2003 (Shown at Rotterdam Film Festival January 22-February 2, 2003.)
Released in United States May 2003 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (Special Screenings) May 3-11, 2003.)
Released in United States June 2004 (Shown at IFP/Los Angeles Film Festival (Special Screenings) June 17-26, 2004.)
Released in United States Summer August 11, 2004
Released in United States on Video September 20, 2005