Brand Upon the Brain! is a new silent film by Canadian director Guy Maddin. It’s about a brother and sister living on a mysterious island under the tyranny of their unstable mother who runs an orphanage in the cellar of an old light house. A lesbian Nancy Drew, wireless two-way gramophones, and a horrible youth serum are just some of the absurd delights you’ll find in Brand’s unpredictable narrative.

I just saw it this weekend with live accompaniment by a fourteen-piece orchestra, a castrato, three foley artists, and guest narration by Udo Kier. If you get the chance to see the live show, I implore you to take it. There’s nothing else quite like it. It’ll be presented tomorrow night in L.A. one final time before they start showing the standard version with a recorded soundtrack (narrated by Isabella Rosselini).