DEAD MOUNTAINEER’S HOTEL
- Thu, Feb 26
- Sat, Feb 28
Director: Grigori Kromanov Run Time: 84 min. Release Year: 1979 Language: Estonian
Starring: Jüri Järvet, Karlis Sebris, Lembit Peterson, Mikk Mikiver, Uldis Pūcītis
“This mystery/sci-fi hybrid feels like Agatha Christie hijacked by New Romantics.” – Nathaniel Thompson, Mondo Digital
Brand-new 4K restoration by Deaf Crocodile! Written by the Strugatsky Brothers (who also created Tarkovsky’s STALKER), this icy genre-bending ‘70s Eastern European whodunit with a superb minimalist electronic score has been a long-standing cult classic waiting to happen. When Inspector Glebsky arrives at a remote ski chalet on vacation, the last thing he intends to do is get involved in police work. He’s there to ski, drink brandy and loaf around. But he hadn’t counted on the other vacationers: an eccentric bunch including a famous hypnotist, a terrorist, a physicist with a penchant for gymnastic feats, a sulky androgynous teen and the mysterious glammed-up Mr. and Mrs. Moses. The strange, poetic rhythm of DEAD MOUNTAINEER’S HOTEL and its is best absorbed on the big screen, with a throng of equally entranced audience at your side.