The Forbidden Room

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

3.5K

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Comedy Mystery

In this non-linear amalgamation, submarine crewmen and a woodsman wend their way through a voyage of odd experiences.In this non-linear amalgamation, submarine crewmen and a woodsman wend their way through a voyage of odd experiences.In this non-linear amalgamation, submarine crewmen and a woodsman wend their way through a voyage of odd experiences.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

3.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 11 nominations total

Trivia
Each sequence of The Forbidden Room is based on reviews and summaries of "lost" films, mostly from America in the early to mid-20th century. These films were destroyed intentionally or by natural degradation of the original film stock, and will likely never be seen again. Guy Maddin realized the only way he'd be able to see these lost movies was to make them himself.

Quotes
Count Yugh: Please doctor, you must help me. I am plagued by bottoms.

Crazy credits
Sparks are credited in the cast section of the titles that go on during the movie, but are not seen in the end credits cast section.

Connections
Featured in The 1000 Eyes of Dr. Maddin (2015)

Soundtracks
Verklärte Nacht
(from Chamber Symphony no. 2 in E flat minor op. 38)
Written by Arnold Schönberg (as Arnold Schoenberg)
Conducted by Arnold Schönberg (as Arnold Schoenberg)

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Review

Featured review

7/10

This is a visual monster.

It's the kind of film that art house film students dream of. In fact visually it looks very much like an art house film students dream! There's text all over the screen, bits of narration and a truly bizarre story. It's pretty original, it's funny (I think intentionally) and it's nuts. Totally nuts!! Sadly a bit too nuts, good but not great. It sometimes feels like a silent film, with words appearing to help the narrative... but with sound. Some of it struggles and needs some patience, but by enlarge it's fantastic, in every sense of the word. The screen pulses and throbs with energy, it's beautifully crafted. Stories intermingle, twist, plots within plots, within dreams. My one criticism is it's too long, not by a lot, but it would benefit from losing a good 20 minutes. A minor quibble.