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.
- 9/4/2008
- by Canfield
- Screen Anarchy
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