The Key to Reserva (2007)

User Rating:

8.4/10   

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writer:

Ted Griffin (writer)

Release Date:

14 December 2007 (Spain)

Genre:

Short

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Movie Set | Liquor Commercial | Liquor | Meta Film | Movie Poster

Cast

Simon Baker	...	Roger Thornberry
Kelli O'Hara	...	Grace Thornberry
Michael Stuhlbarg	...	Louis Bernard
Christopher Denham	...	Leonard
Richard Easton	...	Mr. Carroll
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ted Griffin	...	Interviewer
Nellie Sciutto	...	Woman screaming

Also Known As:

La clave Reserva (Spain)

Runtime:

USA:10 min (approx.) | USA:10 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Company:

JWT

Movie Connections:

References North by Northwest (1959)

Soundtrack:

Music

Marty's great X-Mas present to film fans the world over!

I have been a longtime fan and imitator of Alfred Hitchcock from day one. I opened up the file for "Key To Reserva" and I had to watch many times. As explained in the prologue, Martin Scorsese found some notes depicting a three minute scene from an unrealized Hithcock film called "The Key To Reserva". Scorsese decided to film the three minutes in the style of Hitchcock, basically the style of late 1950's Hitch ("The Man Who Knew Too Much", "North By Northwest", even "Torn Curtain") Not Marty style, Hitchcock style. Well, it was like Hitchcock came back from the grave (actually his ashes) and lensed this great piece. We have a hero in a blue business suit, ala Roger Thornhill, seek out a hidden key in an elegant theater box. It's pure Hitchcock, even down to the crazy Hitchcock logic (The key is hidden in a place that would be scientifically impossible. But we're watching Alfred entertainment us, not teach us.) Our villain hardly looks like a villain. He looks like anybody can mop the street with him, but watch it, still waters run deadly and deep. Throw in references to "Rear Window" "Notorious" "Saboteur" a Bernard Herrmann score, and you got one tasty cinematic snack!