Brand Upon the Brain! A Remembrance in 12 Chapters

Name: Brand Upon the Brain! A Remembrance in 12 Chapters
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 2008-09-24
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Gretchen Krich, Sullivan Brown, Maya Lawson, Jake Morgan-Scharhon, Todd Moore

IMDb ID: tt0443455 · Year: 2008 · Rating: 7.3 (3,787 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama · Fantasy

Returned home to his long-estranged mother upon a request from her deathbed, a man raised by his parents in an orphanage has to confront the childhood memories that have long haunted him.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustria: Brand Upon the Brain!
Australia: Brand Upon the Brain!
Canada: Brand Upon the Brain! (English)
United Kingdom: Brand Upon the Brain!
Ireland: Brand Upon the Brain! (English)
India: Brand Upon the Brain! (English)
New Zealand: Brand Upon the Brain! (English)
Sweden: Brand Upon the Brain!
United States: Brand Upon the Brain!
World-wide: Brand Upon the Brain! (English)
South Africa: Brand Upon the Brain! (English)
France: Des trous dans la tête !
Brazil: Marcado na Mente
Poland: Piętno na umyśle
Russia: Клеймо на мозге
Клеймо на мозгеContent RatingNot RatedRelease Date2008-09-24Runtime95 minutesMetascore79IMDb Popularity0User Reviews34Critic Reviews76Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsisland
lesbian
lesbian relationship
surrealism
experimental filmFilming LocationsSeattle, Washington, USAProduction CompaniesThe Film CompanyOfficial SitesED Distribution (France) - http://www.eddistribution.com/film.php?id_film=72
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Directors

Guy Maddin

Writers

Guy Maddin
Louis Negin
George Toles

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Gretchen Krich | Character: Mother
Actor: Sullivan Brown | Character: Guy Maddin, Young
Actor: Maya Lawson | Character: Sis
Actor: Jake Morgan-Scharhon | Character: Chance Hale, Wendy Hale
Actor: Todd Moore | Character: Father
Actor: Andrew Loviska | Character: Savage Tom
Actor: Kellan Larson | Character: Neddie
Actor: Erik Steffen Maahs | Character: Guy Maddin, Older
Actor: Cathleen O'Malley | Character: Mother, Young
Actor: Clayton Corzatte | Character: Father, Old
Actor: Susan Corzatte | Character: Mother, Old
Actor: Megan Murphy | Character: Murderous Sister
Actor: Annette Toutonghi | Character: Murderous Sister
Actor: David Lobo | Character: Oarsman
Actor: Eric Lobo | Character: Oarsman
Actor: Sarah Harlett | Character: Adopting Couple
Actor: Dan Tierney | Character: Adopting Couple
Actor: David Armo | Character: Orphan
Actor: Erica Badgely | Character: Orphan
Actor: Riley Calcagno | Character: Orphan
Actor: Jesa Chiro | Character: Orphan
Actor: Munya Chiro | Character: Orphan
Actor: Bailey Gibart | Character: Orphan
Actor: Frank Hughes | Character: Orphan
Actor: AnnieRose Kafer | Character: Orphan
Actor: Emma Kelley | Character: Orphan
Actor: Eleanor Kopf | Character: Orphan
Actor: Sam Kopf | Character: Orphan
Actor: Charlie Lachow | Character: Orphan
Actor: Sam Lachow | Character: Orphan
Actor: Maia Lee | Character: Orphan
Actor: Emma Mercer | Character: Orphan
Actor: Lucia Moser | Character: Orphan
Actor: Madeleine Moser | Character: Orphan
Actor: Eli Pruzan | Character: Orphan
Actor: Connor Russell | Character: Orphan
Actor: Electra Fire Scott | Character: Orphan
Actor: Vincent Scott | Character: Orphan
Actor: Iris Seiwerath | Character: Orphan
Actor: Ruby Seiwerath | Character: Orphan
Actor: Olivia Spokoiny | Character: Orphan
Actor: Maya Sugarman | Character: Orphan
Actor: Augustine Vanden Brulle | Character: Orphan
Actor: Isabella Rossellini | Character: Narrator
Actor: Clara Grace Svenson | Character: Baby Mother
Actor: Anna Wichman | Character: Orphan

[Directors Group]
Name: Guy Maddin | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Guy Maddin | Role: Writer
Name: Louis Negin | Role: Writer
Name: George Toles | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: A.J. Epstein | Role: Producer
Name: Joy Brooke Fairfield | Role: Producer
Name: Jaime Hook | Role: Producer
Name: Amy Jacobson | Role: Producer
Name: Gregg Lachow | Role: Producer
Name: Jody Shapiro | Role: Producer
Name: Philip Wohlstetter | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Jason Staczek | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Benjamin Kasulke | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: John Gurdebeke | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Joy Brooke Fairfield | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Tania Kupczak | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Noel Paul | Role: Art Director
Name: Apryl Richards | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Jennifer Labbienti | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Laura Catigniani | Role: Costume Designer
Name: Nina Moser | Role: Costume Designer
Name: K.D. Schill | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Denise Giago | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Daniel Wolcott | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Joy Brooke Fairfield | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Benjamin Kasulke | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Tyson Theroux | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Anna Waggoner | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: John DeShazo | Role: Art Department
Name: Wing Gee | Role: Art Department
Name: Sean Porter | Role: Art Department
Name: Curtis Taylor | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: John Bosch | Role: Sound Department
Name: Caoimhe Doyle | Role: Sound Department
Name: Stefan Fraticelli | Role: Sound Department
Name: Goro Koyama | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andy Malcolm | Role: Sound Department
Name: Anna Malkin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ron Malligers | Role: Sound Department
Name: Murray Trider | Role: Sound Department
Name: Don White | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Sullivan Brown | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dave Hanagan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: James Brad Heck | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Benjamin Kasulke | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jennifer Maas | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Guy Maddin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Danielle Morgan-Scharhon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kevin Philbin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Courtland Premo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Adam L. Weintraub | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Marc Brown | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Cheryll Hidalgo | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Michelle M. Witten | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Timothy Huling | Role: Music Department
Name: Bob Ingalls | Role: Music Department
Name: Cary LoGrande | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Mike Casassa | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Andy Spletzer | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Cynthia Amsden | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rena Bussinger | Role: Additional Crew
Name: S.J. Chiro | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tim Maffia | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tom Phillips | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tivon Rice | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alan Strathmann | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443455/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Canada: September 8, 2006 (Toronto International Film Festival)
United States: October 15, 2006 (New York Film Festival)
Germany: February 15, 2007 (Berlin International Film Festival)
Hong Kong: March 30, 2007 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
Italy: April 22, 2007 (Turin Gay & Lesbian Film Festival)
United States: May 9, 2007 (New York City, New York)
France: May 17, 2007 (Cannes Film Festival)
United States: June 15, 2007 (Los Angeles, California)
France: July 5, 2007 (La Rochelle Film Festival)
Poland: July 20, 2007 (New Horizons Film Festival)
United States: July 26, 2007 (Detroit Festival of the Arts)
Iceland: September 27, 2007 (Reykjavik International Film Festival)
Brazil: October 30, 2007 (São Paulo International Film Festival)
Japan: November 18, 2007 (Tokyo FILMeX)
Australia: December 1, 2007 (Possible Worlds Film Festival)
Sweden: January 31, 2008 (Göteborg International Film Festival)
Finland: June 11, 2008 (Midnight Sun Film Festival)
France: September 24, 2008
Germany: December 17, 2009
United States: September 26, 2015 (Harvard Film Archive)

Awards

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