Top picks of the week: Volker Schlöndorff's classic "The Tin Drum," Guy Maddin's "Dracula - Pages from a Virgin's Diary," Matteo Garrone's "The Embalmer," Paula van der Oest's "Zus & Zo," and Joseph Losey's "Mr. Klein."
1. The Tin Drum
Volker Schlöndorff's "The Tin Drum," based on Nobel prize winning German author Günther Grass' novel of the same title, is the story of Oskar Matzerath, a boy who grows up in Eastern Germany before and during World War II. The visuals are exciting, the narrative has an absurd nightmarish quality to it, and this twisted version of history stands as one of the most eloquent accounts of the horror of fascism.
2. Dracula - Pages from a Virgin's Diary
Beautifully transposing the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's interpretation of Bram Stoker's classic vampire yarn from stage to screen, Guy Maddin has forged a sumptuous, erotically charged feast of dance, drama and shadow. Another triumph from the visionary Canadian filmmaker whose newest work "The Saddest Music In The World" is currently showing in theaters.




