After having recently seen my first Guy Maddin film, the wonderful and disturbing Brand Upon The Brain!, I stumbled upon this music video he did for the Sparklehorse song It's A Wonderful Life, as part of the Sundance Channel's Sonic Cinema.
In case you wonder about the instrumentation, Mark Linkous plays both an Optigan and a Chamberlin in this song.
YouTube: [link]
hey, I hope you know the wonderful "the heart of the world" short movie by guy maddin!
it's fantastic - music, pictures, everything
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4JmeXXRmZg
Posted by: Ruben Hecht | January 18, 2010 at 10:27 AM
I've been a fan of Guy Maddin's work since "Tales of the Gimli Hospital". Since I love Sparklehorse, too, this was a treat. Thank you for the link. Also, I highly recommend Maddin's latest, "My Winnipeg" which features a remarkable final performance by Anne Savage. Maddin's short films are pretty amazing, too.
Posted by: Ricky Grove | January 18, 2010 at 12:22 PM
Nice.
My favorite of Maddin's work is the first I saw (at Seattle's SIFF) "The Saddest Music in the World."
Posted by: Icastico | January 18, 2010 at 01:03 PM
May this man never have trouble finding funds for his next project.
Posted by: Greg | January 19, 2010 at 01:24 PM
Outstanding, thank you.
I've been a fan of Guy Maddin for 20 years. Please, everybody, see "Careful" from 1992--the best, the funniest, and most disturbing. Canada's David Lynch.
Posted by: boil | January 20, 2010 at 01:04 AM
Guy Maddin's Mexican wrestling short was included in the DVD of The Believer's "Rhathymia" issue (12/04-01/05).
Posted by: boil | January 20, 2010 at 11:37 PM
glad to hear that you've seen your first guy maddin movie -- Brand Upon the Brain is certainly a great place to start! i don't mean to burst your bubble, but this isn't the genuine video produced and included with the sonic cinema program (i'm pretty sure it wasn't even made by the real maddin). the actual clip that originally aired on sundance is infinitely better. please see for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjsUZRs770U
Posted by: spencer drew bogart | January 30, 2010 at 09:44 AM
I found another one from the same series.
What a shame to lose Mark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahx5ws90jiU
Posted by: joe arcidiacono | March 08, 2010 at 06:55 PM
I wish I could find a copy of the entire broadcast of that episode of Sonic Cinema that featured nothing but Sparklehorse. I should have taped it. Blarg!
Posted by: Fhntalk | September 04, 2012 at 03:17 AM