Main Cast: Kyle McCulloch, Gosia Dobrowolska, Sarah Neville, Paul Cox
Release Year: 1993
Country: CA
Run Time: 100 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Careful takes place in the remote Alpine village of Tolzbad, where everyone speaks in whispers for fear of starting an avalanche. This self-inflicted noise control to the overall suppression of emotions and impulses. Entering this rarefied atmosphere is aspiring butler Brent Neale. Remaining as silent as his companions, Neale bears witness to all sorts of muted aberrations, from incest to surreptitious suicide. Director Guy Maddin stages Careful in the manner of an early German Expressionistic talkie, replete with subtitles, hand-tinted color sequences, heavy-handed symbolism and a "popping" soundtrack. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Victor Cowie - Herr Trotta; Michael O'Sullivan - The Blind Ghost; Jackie Burroughs - Frau Teacher; Julia Brown - Townsperson; Daisy - Townsperson; Jennifer Harris - Townsperson; Greg Klymkiw - Shower Meister
Credit
Greg Klymkiw - Casting, Guy Maddin - Director, Guy Maddin - Editor, Michael Marshall - Camera Operator, Guy Maddin - Production Designer, Guy Maddin - Cinematographer, Greg Klymkiw - Producer, Guy Maddin - Screenwriter
Careful is a 1992Canadiandrama film directed by Guy Maddin. The film takes place in a 19th-century Alpine village where the wary residents must speak softly and tread lightly lest they cause an avalanche. It explores repressed sexuality and entangled incestuous relationships.
