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  • Waiting for Dr. MacGuffin (1998)
  • Short | 12 min | Short
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Waiting for Dr. MacGuffin (1998)
Short | 12 min | Short
The film is a dark, comic view of an elderly Latvian man's anxiety during a visit to the Dentist, filmed as a series of dreams, one within another, each differentiated visually. WAITING FOR DR. MacGUFFIN is a tribute to the cinematic ...See moreThe film is a dark, comic view of an elderly Latvian man's anxiety during a visit to the Dentist, filmed as a series of dreams, one within another, each differentiated visually. WAITING FOR DR. MacGUFFIN is a tribute to the cinematic technique of Alfred Hitchcock, incorporating references to distinctive cinematic elements from films such as Blackmail, The Lady Vanishes, Strangers on a Train, Spellbound, Vertigo, Psycho and others. Written by Anonymous See less
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Director
David Ondaatje
Composer
Neal Acree
Cinematographer
Stephen Lighthill
Editor
William Flicker
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