The Brand Upon the Brain
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| Brand Upon the Brain | |
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| Directed by | Guy Maddin |
| Produced by | The Film Company |
| Written by | Guy Maddin George Toles |
| Starring | Sullivan Brown Gretchen Krich Maya Lawson Erik Steffen Maahs Katherine E. Scharhon |
| Music by | Jason Staczek |
| Cinematography | Benjamin Kasulke |
| Release date(s) |  September 8 2006 October 15 2006 |
| Running time | 99 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent |
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Brand Upon the Brain (2006) is a silent film directed by Guy Maddin. Produced by The Film Company in Seattle, Brand Upon the Brain premiered on September 8, 2006, at the Toronto International Film Festival with live accompaniment of the score by members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, several Foley artists, and a narrator. Shot on location in Seattle, this is Maddin's first film made outside of Canada.
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[edit] Plot
Together with his teenaged sister and a horde of orphans, young Guy Maddin lazes away his under-stimulated youth on the mysterious island he will someday inherit. In the lighthouse orphanage in which they all live, their every move is watched over by their overbearing and tyrannical mother while their father, a scientist and inventor, works away secretively in the basement.
When new adoptive parents discover mysterious head wounds on their children, teen detectives Wendy and Chance Hale - brother and sister sleuths known as the "Lightbulb Kids" - visit the island to launch an investigation. Guy is weak-kneed as he falls for Wendy, while Sis is flushed with love for Chance, a love which must be kept from Mother at all costs. As the investigation progresses, the kids are led into the darkest regions of revelation and repression as the terrible secrets of Guy's family are revealed.
[edit] Exhibition notes
As a silent film, "Brand..." does not possess a pre-recorded musical or Foley soundtrack. Instead, it has been presented with live musical accompaniment and narration at the festivals where it has been shown. At its Toronto International Film Festival premiere in September 2006, the original score was performed by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra with narration by Louis Negin. At the New York Film Festival in October 2006, the film was narrated by actress Isabella Rossellini and accompanied by the Sospeso Collective. Rossellini also narrated at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 2007, where the score was played by the Volkswagen Orchestra. All live orchestra performances were conducted by the score's composer, Jason Staczek.
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