Careful

Careful

100 mins | Drama, Comedy, Horror, Fantasy | Sept. 30, 1992

In the remote Alpine village of Tolzbad at the turn of the century, people talk quietly and restrain their movements lest avalanches come and kill them. This atmosphere lends itself to repressed emotions - shown through the parallel stories of butler student Johann lusting after his mother (an old flame of the mysterious Count Knotkers) and Klara's attraction to her father (who lusts after his other daughter), leading to duels and suicidal plunges galore. All this is shot in the style of an early German sound film, complete with intertitles, deliberately crackly soundtrack and 'hand-tinted' colour effects.

Careful

100 mins | Drama, Comedy, Horror, Fantasy | Sept. 30, 1992

Careful
In the remote Alpine village of Tolzbad at the turn of the century, people talk quietly and restrain their movements lest avalanches come and kill them. This atmosphere lends itself to repressed emotions - shown through the parallel stories of butler student Johann lusting after his mother (an old flame of the mysterious Count Knotkers) and Klara's attraction to her father (who lusts after his other daughter), leading to duels and suicidal plunges galore. All this is shot in the style of an early German sound film, complete with intertitles, deliberately crackly soundtrack and 'hand-tinted' colour effects.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers the Canadian Council, The Canada Manitoba Cultural Industries Development Office (CIDO), The Manitoba Arts Council
Original title Careful
Directors Guy Maddin
Writers George Toles, Guy Maddin

Cast

Kyle McCulloch

as Grigorss

Gosia Dobrowolska

as Zenaida

Sarah Neville

as Klara

Brent Neale

as Johann

Paul Cox

as Count Knotkers

Victor Cowie

as Herr Trotta

Michael O'Sullivan

as Blind Ghost

Vince Rimmer

as Franz

Katya Gardner

as Sigleinde

Jackie Burroughs

as Frau Teacher

Ross McMillan

as Chief Steward