The Dead Father (1985)

Directed by

Guy Maddin

Genre

comedy, drama, horror

Country

Canada

Runtime

26 min

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A son struggles with anger, sadness, and inadequacy after his dead father returns. The story is told in a surreal black-and-white style that evokes silent-era cinema.

surrealmelancholicgothicdreamlikewhimsicalbleakblack-and-whitesilent-era style

What happens

The Dead Father is a Canadian film directed by Guy Maddin, and his debut film. The short film tells a surrealist story of a Son's feelings of anger, sadness, and inadequacy after the return of his Dead Father. The Dead Father is shot in black and white on 16mm film and features Maddin's usual use on the stylistic conventions of silent-era cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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