A young woman runs through the woods to the sound of a storm and pealing bells. The reasons for her haste are just as unclear as the contours of buildings that pass by. This vivid collage, which brings the director’s work closer to the aesthetic of Canadian wiz Guy Maddin, is among the films that reveal his fondness for forgotten works of cinema. The resulting form thus makes it clear that part of the magic involves blundering through the unknown. Reminiscent mood-wise of genre classics such as Jack Clayton’s iconic The Innocents (1961), The Hyrcynium Wood also offers a large dose of disturbing surrealism.