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De Düva: The Dove (1968)
This short film is a parody of some of Ingmar Bergman's best known films, including Wild Strawberries (Smultronstaellet) and The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde Inseglet). The dialog, seemingly in Swedish, is actually a Swedish-accented fictional language based on English, German, Latin, and Swedish, with most nouns ending in "ska". The principal character, Professor Viktor Sundqvist, 76, is being driven to a lecture at the university, when dove droppings splatter the car's windshield. Detouring at his uncle's old house, his mind wanders back to his youth, when Death came to a family picnic to claim his sister, Inga. Knowing that Death is a gambler, Viktor has Inga challenge Death to a single-point game of badminton for her life. While they are playing, a dove flies above, soiling Death's cape, and distracting him enough to miss the birdie. Having won the game, Inga is free, and she and Viktor run off for a swim in the lake.
Updated May 26 2020
Cast
Madeline Kahn
Sigfried
Peter Turgeon
Uncle Anders
Pamela Burrell
Inga
Sid Davis
Death
Stan Rubinstein
Olin
Tom Stone
Gustav
David Zirlin
Chauffeur
Crew
George Coe
Director
George Coe
Producer
Anthony Lover
Director
Anthony Lover
Editor
Anthony Lover
Director of Photography
Anthony Lover
Producer
Sid Davis
Writer
