Careful
The World of Apichatpong Weerasethakul
May 4 - 16, 2023
A hallucinatory parable of pent-up passions run amok that unspools like a demented cautionary tale from a lost civilization, Guy Maddin’s visionary Careful follows the residents of the mythic mountain village of Tolzbad as they struggle to keep their desires and resentments in check.
In the mythic mountain village of Tolzbad—where even the slightest disturbance can trigger a deadly avalanche—residents are brought up to be as careful, quiet, and unobtrusive as possible. But in this world of strict repression, a Freudian pileup of incestuous desires, sibling rivalries, and patricidal plots threatens to bury them all…. Drawing as much on the aesthetics of German silent Eexpressionism as on the avant-garde camp provocations of Kenneth Anger and Jack Smith, neo-primitivist visionary Guy Maddin crafts a hallucinatory parable of pent-up passions run amok that unspools like a demented cautionary tale from a lost civilization. An NYFF30 Main Slate selection.
Watching Careful is like observing a dream from an ancient time. A mash-up of mysteries and manners. Guy Maddin, I believe, is one of the masters who is dissatisfied with today’s film landscape. He likes to return to cinematic treasure chests and speculate on their various evolutionary paths. Careful is a powerful declaration of resistance. —Apichatpong Weerasethakul
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