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Synopsis
To catalog the visual and verbal gags in The Dove would be to ruin this delightful short-subject spoof for the uninitiated viewer. Suffice to say that this "winner of the Golden Escargot Award" (and Oscar nominee) is a dead-on satire of Ingmar Bergman movies in general and Wild Strawberries and Seventh Seal in particular. An ageing professor named Viktor Sundqvist muses on his past while making a crucial stop at a roadside outhouse (the first of several gags involving waste products). He remembers that particular Summer in his youth when he and his beloved Inga were forced into a confrontation-and a badminton game-with Mr. Death. The film's dialogue is spoken in hilarious faux Swedish, with English-language subtitles "translating" the Scandanavian double-talk. (one character offers another a cigar, asking "Phalliken sym-bol?") Madeline Kahn makes a brief appearance as a woman in love with a cow. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide


Production Crew

Anthony Lover Cinematographer
John Barry Composer (Music Score)
Anthony Lover Director
George Coe Director
Anthony Lover Producer
George Coe Producer
Sidney Davis Producer
Sidney Davis Screenwriter
Year: 1968
Runtime: 15
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy

Awards
1968 - Best Live Action Short - Academy
1968 - Best Live Action Short - Academy
1968 - Best Live Action Short - Academy
1968 - Best Live Action Short - Academy
1968 - Best Live Action Short - Academy
1968 - Best Live Action Short - Academy
1968 - Best Live Action Short - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1968 - Best Live Action Short - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1968 - Best Live Action Short - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie