Brand Upon The Brain
| Directed by: | Guy Maddin |
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| Starring: | Guy Maddin |
| Country: | U S A |
| Created: | 2006 |
| Runtime: | 95 min. |
| Member: | TheFilmCompany |
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Film Description:
Synopsis
Guy Maddin lazes away his under-stimulated youth with his teenage sister on the mysterious island that one day, he stands to inherit. They share this island with a horde of orphans all living together in the lighthouse which doubles as the orphanage. Their every move is vigilantly watched over by Guy's overbearing and tyrannical mother from the top of the lighthouse while his father, a scientist and inventor, secretly works away in the basement morning noon and night. When the new parents of recently adopted children discover mysterious head wounds on their young, teen detectives Wendy and Chance Hale - brother and sister sleuths known as the 'Lightbulb Kids' - visit Guy's island to launch into an investigation. Guy is weak at the knees as he falls hard into his first hormone driven crush for Wendy, while Sis, is rosy cheeked and flushed with love for Chance, a love that must be kept hidden from Mother at all costs. As the investigation progresses, it leads the kids into the darkest regions of revelation and repression and spins dangerously out of control as the terrible secrets of Guy's family are laid bare.
Forms: Experimental
Cast & Crew
Amy E. Jacobsen (Producer), Gregg Lachow (Producer), Guy Maddin (Director)
PerformanceCatherine Scharhon (Supporting Actor), Gretchen Krich (Supporting Actor), Guy Maddin (Lead Actor), Maya Lawson (Supporting Actor), Sullivan Brown (Supporting Actor)
CameraBen Kasulke (Cinematographer/DP)
Art DepartmentNina Moser (Costume Designer), Tania Kupczak (Production Designer)
Post ProductionJohn Gurdebeke (Picture Editor)
MusicJason Staczek (Original Music/Composer)
selected filmography of the director
2006 Brand upon the Brain! (feature)
2005 My Dad is 100 Years Old (17 mins)
2004 Sissy-Boy Slap-Party (6 mins.)
2004 A Trip to the Orphanage (4 mins)
2003 The Saddest Music in the World (feature)
2003 Cowards Bend the Knee (feature)
2002 Dracula -- Pages From A Virgin's Diary (feature)
2001 It's A Wonderful Life (3 mins)
2000 The Heart of the World (5 mins)
1997 Twilight of the Ice Nymphs (feature)
1995 Odilon Redon (5 mins)
1992 Careful (feature)
1990 Archangel (feature)
19 Tales From The Gimli Hospital (feature)
19 5 The Dead Father (21 mins)
Special Promo Video Clip
Brief introduction to Brand Upon The Brain.






2 Comments about Brand Upon The Brain
Jan 02, 2007 05:13PM
Brand Upon the Brain sounds like a complex and fascinating movie.
Dec 19, 2006 03:16PM
your stills are stunning.
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