Deep in My Mind - Brandl Pictures - Black Lava - DVD
Written by Richard Taylor
Thursday, 15 December 2016
Review of Deep in My Mind on Severed Cinema
Directed
by: Günther Brandl, Helmut Brandl, Monika Brandl
Written by: Günther Brandl
Produced by: Brandl Pictures
Cinematography by: Helmut Brandl
Editing by: Günther Brandl, Helmut Brandl
Music by: Michael Donner, Herwig Sider, Kevin Macleod
Cast: Gunther Brandl, Vlasto Peyitch, Martin Eherer,
Carolina Rath, Oliver Shiebl, Alois Brandl, Lars Mohring
Year: 2011
Country: Germany
Language: German (English Subtitles)
Color: Color
Runtime: 1h 39min
Deep in My Mind
is a German mindfuck from the Brandl clan. This time borrowing
heavy from a surreal filmmaking style, and general oddball
offerings of such directors as David Lynch. I admire Brandl
Pictures for making a bunch of crazy indie films, and not really
following a conventional mold with each one. They are an
adventurous company who have put out everything from horror to
sci-fi to comedy, so for that I commend them. I was a big lover
of their satanic ‘70s-style adult film oriented, Unholy
Ground(review here), and gave it a rave review because it felt original,
bold and fresh. Deep in My Mind is a different style of
movie entirely, and plays out as a psychological offering, heavy
on visual stimulation and bizarre characters.
The story follows insurance agent Elliot Davis (Günther Brandl)
who checks into the Desdemona Hotel one night to face a barrage
of strange people and events. Davis has kinky sex with women,
hallucinations of naked demon women, encounters crazy face
painted and masked individuals, and even lawn gnomes with
bleeding eyes. Deep in My Mind is a wild ride if you can
endure the runtime. I felt the never ending torturous visions
Brandl's character was having, went on for far too long, and
should have found a conclusion sooner. The filmmakers wanted to
make sure you got bludgeoned over the head repeatedly with an
abundance of fucked up, in your face shit.
The movie keeps you guessing as to what is actually going on in
Elliot’s mind. What is up with all these visions? Is he insane?
Has he been drugged or is the hotel some fucked up
dimension? When it all wraps up they have done a good job with
slowly unfolding the storyline, and I believe the conclusion
ties it together with a creative twist. Brandl Pictures has once
again gone all out with this surreal style of film, and pulled
out all the stops with this low budget production. Their
creativity and style always surprises and impresses me.
If you’re looking for a different indie
horror film then Deep in My Mind may satiate your thirst.
It is a visually stimulating and mind numbing endurance piece
destined to dilate your retinas. All the eccentric characters
really give it that extra push over the edge, and just when you
think it’s going to end, you get another punch in the gut as
Elliot travels through mental hospitals, enchanted forests and
the hotel. We get lots of nudity, some simulated sex, and a
scene where little red riding hood is being lined up to be
boinked by the big bad wolf -- I shit you not. If you have a
need for some subversive indie cinema, and whatever your taste
may be, Brandl Pictures may have something to suit your fancy.
Special thanks to Brandl Pictures for sending a DVD for review.
Check them out at
Brandl-Pictures.de.
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Aspect Ratio: 16x9
Region: NTSC R0
Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo 5.1
SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL:
- Outtakes
- Making of
- Trailer
- Audio Commentary
