If fans of the director , who once ended the entire world in a six-minute short film (2000's "The Heart of the World"), happen to be wondering what he would do with a 90-minute movie, perhaps one augmented (that is, done live in the theater) by an 11-piece live orchestra, a live five-man foley team, a singer, and maybe even a celebrity narrator, then they need wonder no longer: Mr. Maddin's new feature, "Brand Upon the Brain!," makes its premiere today at the Village East.
This is the film event of the year and it arrives dripping with something called Orphan Nectar.
Cocooned in his native , Mr. Maddin has been making the oldest movies in the world since his first picture, "Tales From the Gimli Hospital" made its debut in 1988.
His films are shot in grainy blackand white or lurid color and layered with blankets of static, scratches, and print damage. The actors seem kidnapped from the silent era and the films' storylines sizzle with stormy emotions, repressed desires, and a file cabinet full of feverish fetishes.
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