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DuringtheFirstWorldWar,aCanadiansoldier,devastatedbytherecentdeathofhisfiancee,arrivesatthefrozenRussiancityofArchangel.Whilebilletedwithalocalfamily,heisastonishedtodiscoverawomanthatmayormaynotbetheloverhethoughtlost.Unfortunately,sheissufferingfromamnesiaandremembersnothingoftheirformerpassion.Arivalsuitor,claimingtobeherhusbandandwhomayalsobesufferingfromamnesia,isequallyunsuccessfulatwinningheraffection.ThemelancholystoryplaysitselfoutagainstthemadnessoftheGreatWar.<br/> Filmingentirelyindoorswithhomemadepropsandcostumes,directorGuyMaddinhascreatedaverystrangeandintensemovie.CribbingheavilyfromthelookandatmosphereofGermanexpressionistcinema,Maddingoesmuchfurtherinexploringsomeveryhumanissues:loss,love,memoryandredemption.HealsoexaminespatriotismandbystylisticallydepictingthehorrorsoftrenchwarfarehedeliversapacifistmessagethatremindsmeofmovieslikeGrandeIllusionandAllQuietontheWesternFront.Theultimatepowerofthismovie,however,liesinthesenseofalienationweseeamongthecharacters.Theyarenotonlyunabletoloveeachother,theyarebarelyabletocommunicate.Infact,underthecloudofforgetfulnessthatisamajorthemeinthismovie,thecharactersareoftennotevencapableofrecognizingoneanotheratall!
