Tag: artificiality

The Forbidden Room: Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson’s Wild Journey Into Cinema’s Dreamworld

Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson’s film The Forbidden Room breaks every rule in the filmmaking playbook, spinning tales inside tales in a surreal, visually electrifying homage to artificiality. With a cast led by Roy Dupuis and Udo Kier, it messes with linear storytelling and experiments with style, all while channeling the spirit of early cinema with a bizarre modern twist.