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Twilight of the Ice Nymphs (1997)

Directed by Guy Maddin · Cinematography by Michael Marshall

91 min49 frames

FantasyRomanceComedy

One man's search for amorous requital in a land where the sun never sets.

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What is Twilight of the Ice Nymphs about?

Set in a blazing land where the sun ceaselessly shines, this dramatic fantasy examines love’s darker aspects.

Twilight of the Ice Nymphs is a 1997 fantasy romance film directed by Guy Maddin. The screenplay was written by George Toles and inspired by the novel Pan (1894) by Knut Hamsun, with an additional literary touchstones being the short story "La Vénus d'Ille" (1837) by Prosper Mérimée. Twilight of the Ice Nymphs was Maddin's second feature film in colour and his first shot in 35 mm, on a budget of $1.5 million. As seen in Noam Gonick's documentary Waiting for Twilight, Maddin was dissatisfied with the filmmaking process due to creative interference from his producers.

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Sampled across 49 frames, the coverage of Twilight of the Ice Nymphs leans on medium shots (47% of the sample) and close-ups (18%). Cinematographer Michael Marshall keeps 49% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 55% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 78% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

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