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Brand Upon the Brain! - Criterion Collection
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Guy Maddin is best encountered when you have time to pay close attention to what the man is trying to do. Otherwise he’s liable to mystify or worse annoy you. And that would be a shame because ultimately his stuff is whimsical in a way that can inspire anybody who gives it a chance. He’ll never be big mainstream stuff but anyone who loves movies should be able to appreciate his weird vsion which co-opts silent movie stylings with genre conventions. Surreal only begins to explain some of his output, bizarre comes closer when talking about the rest but there’s no doubt he’s an awful lot of fun. Brand on the Brain has split people somewhat, at least in comparison to his Universally heralded The Saddst Music In The World and Dracula: Pages From A Virgin’s Diary; one of the freshest takes on the Dracula legend in a long time. For Brand don’t even worry about the story just soak in the glorious visuals. This particular edition has some interesting special features. Most unusual are the Optional narration tracks featuring Isabella Rossellini, Laurie Anderson, John Ashbery, Crispin Glover, Guy Maddin, Louis Negrin, and Eli Wallach. And besides the stunning high def transfer there’s a new doc featuring interviews with Maddin and his significant creative others titled 97 Percent True and two new short films Maddin created specifically for this Criterion release: It’s My Mothers Birthday and Footsteps. Also included are a deleted scene, a trailer and A new essay by film critic Dennis Lim.
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