(Guy Maddin, Canada 2006, 95 min., 35mm)

Isabella Rossellini narrates this deliriously imaginative homage to silent movies that features no spoken dialogue. Director Maddin (The Saddest Music in the World) combines elements of horror movies, mystery serials, and coming-of-age stories to tell the tale of a young man named Guy who returns to the island of Black Notch and the orphanage run by his family. Defying description, the narrative involves Guy’s nymphomaniac sister, his chastity-demanding mother, and a pair of celebrity teen detectives.