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Dead Father, The

Genre

Experimental, Narrative-Fiction

Directed By

Guy Maddin

Date: Jan 1985
Length: 00:24:30
Process: B&W
Country: Canada
Shooting Format: 16 mm
Sound Format: Dialogue, Music, Voice-Over

Synopsis

A young man, whose father has died, experiences an array of post-mortal brushes with his dead father. This grey comedy takes the dark subject matter and produces humorous results.

Tags

death, father, ghosts, grief, haunting, photographs, son, surreal

Credits

Director
Guy Maddin
Cast
Dr. Dan P. Snidal, Margaret Anne MacLeod, John Harvie, Angela Heck, Rachel Toles, Jill Maddin, Stephen Snyder
Writer
Guy Maddin
Editor
Guy Maddin
Sound
Clive Perry
Cinematographer
Stephen Snyder, Kathy Driscoll, Bob Russick

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