Your mention of Gimli brought to mind Tales from the Gimli hospital by Guy Maddin-i've not seen it,but i understand he's an unusual director.Do you know his stuff?I've an excellent book,The Wallflower Guide to contemporary North American Directors.It's a pity films from Quebec aren't accessible here- i understand Le Vieux Pays ou Rimbaud est mort,by LeFebvre is very good,also Mon Oncle Antoine.I find both Cronenberg and Egoyan interesting directors,but their films tend to inspire mixed responses in me.Dead Ringers is widely thought Cronenberg's best,i'm not quite sure whether i agree.I enjoyed The Adjuster and Exotica.I'm ambivalent about The Sweet Hereafter,though it was clearly an extremely intelligent and atmospheric film(perhaps i wasn't in the right mood for it at the time).  