De Düva: The Dove (1968)

Cast

Credited cast:
	Pamela Burrell	...	Inga
	George Coe	...	Viktor
	Sid Davis	...	Death
	Madeline Kahn	...	Sigfrid
	Stan Rubinstein	...	Olin
	Tom Stone	...	Gustav
	Peter Turgeon	...	Uncle Anders
	David Zirlin	...	Chauffeur

Storyline

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. Written by Dana Holm Howard <danahoho@ix.netcom.com>  

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